Basis and Reference

Basis

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

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Reference and basis are semantically related in basic topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Basis and reference are semantically related in basic topic. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good basis	good reference
clear	clear basis	clear reference
similar	similar basis	similar reference
common	common basis	common reference
Other adjectives: complete, original, obvious, actual, entire, real, constant, little, religious, frequent, random, last, mythological, cultural, historical.

Reference Overdosed: The entire universe would probably qualify, since nearly every nation of the Gigaquadrant probably has some reference or basis on other sci-fi series.

Source: Literature / Spore Wiki Fiction Universe
Descending from this is the idea of Methodological Solipsism, the idea that, because you can only be certain of your own mind, that frame of reference needs to be the basis of all other conclusions.

Source: Useful Notes / Solipsism
Goldfinger's cover of Nena's "99 Luftballons/Red Balloons", due to the English fourth verse having an unauthorized reference to Captain Kirk, instead uses the German fourth verse, which was the basis for the English third verse.

Source: Second Verse Curse

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