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-based
suffix (MAIN PART) /-beɪst/Definition
› used to form adjectives describing the main thing from which a particular substance or object is made: This is a cream-based sauce.Important and essential thingsInformation and messages
(Definition of -based suffix (MAIN PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amenity noun
- be-all noun
- big league noun
- biggie noun
- building block noun
- centerpiece noun
- core noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- flagship noun (BEST PRODUCT)
- hot button noun
- kernel noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- keynote noun
- keystone noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- lifeblood noun
- linchpin noun
- pivot noun
- priority noun
- requisite noun
- sine qua non noun
- supply noun
- the grandaddy of sth idiom
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