basisidee

Definitions of basisidee
  1. noun
    principles from which other truths can be derived
    synonyms: basiskennis, grondgedachte, hoofdbewerking
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    types:
    oerbeginsel
    the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
    type of:
    basisprincipe, beginsel, grondbeginsel, grondprincipe, grondregel, grondstelling, hoofdregel, maxime, oerprincipe, principe, stelregel
    a basic truth or law or assumption
  2. noun
    a fundamental or central idea
    synonyms: grondgedachte
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    type of:
    begrip, denkbeeld, gedachte, idee
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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