Basis and Crux

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Crux and basis are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Crux" instead a noun "Basis", when it comes to topics like essence, axis.

Nearby Word: basic

Crux

Crux noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

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Synonyms for Crux

Basis and crux are semantically related in essence topic. You can use "Basis" instead a noun "Crux", if it concerns topics such as axis.

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How words are described

entire	entire basis	entire crux
real	real basis	real crux
main	main basis	main crux
major	major basis	major crux
Other adjectives: general, primary.

Both words in one sentence

Naam does his best to stick to technologies that can logically be progressed from current studies in Bio-Engineering, and includes a follow-up in both "Nexus" it's sequel "Crux" that describes the experiments that he used as his basis.

Source: Literature / The Nexus Series

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