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the act of establishment (a university, church etc); a strong base of a building, on which it is built

basis for something physical or mental

authority base bedrock groundwork infrastructure support ABCs basics bed bottom foot footing ground guts heart justification nitty-gritty nub prop reason root stay substratum substructure understructure bottom line brass tacks nuts and bolts underpinning
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1) a stone forming a corner of a foundation for a building (cornerstone)

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