Basis and Majority

Basis

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

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Majority and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Majority" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Majority noun - The largest part or quantity of something.

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Basis and majority are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Majority".

Nearby Word: major

human	human basis	human majority
good	good basis	good majority
clear	clear basis	clear majority
normal	normal basis	normal majority
Other adjectives: complete, current, legal, simple, strong, entire, main, near.

The vast majority of episodes would be based around one of the three main locations: the vets practice, the pub or the hospital, the last being the basis for the name of the show.

Source: Series / A Country Practice
For a number of years this is how Karrin Murphy spends the majority of her time as a cop: explaining the wacky hijinks she and Dresden get into on approximately a yearly basis.

Source: Fiction as Cover-Up
Shokugeki no Soma: Most characters are referred by their last name for the majority of time, but there are also plenty of First-Name Basis examples as well.

Source: Last Name Basis / Anime and Manga

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