Basis and Prototype

Basis

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

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

Nearby Word: basic

Prototype noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Basis and prototype are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Prototype".

complete	complete basis	complete prototype
regular	regular basis	regular prototype
current	current basis	current prototype
original	original basis	original prototype
Other adjectives: initial, obvious, actual, real, personal, major, sole.

Capcom made it the prototype and the basis for its SDK unit for its CP System (CPS) arcade board, and many of the X68000's releases were Arcade Perfect Ports.

Source: Useful Notes / Sharp X68000
Mark 2 (basically the flight prototype) eventually becomes the basis for Rhodey's War Machine suit.

Source: Beta Outfit
There was also one car that did not have an escape system, a prototype that would later become the basis for the cars late in the series (which did have the escape systems).

Source: Escape Pod

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