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| 1. | [ adjective ] pertaining to or constituting a base or basis | |
| Examples: | "a basic fact" "the basic ingredients" "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" |
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| Related terms: | incidental fundamental basal radical grassroots elementary | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | |
| Synonyms: | canonical canonic | |
| Examples: | "a basic story line" "a canonical syllable pattern" |
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| Related terms: | standard | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of primary importance | |
| Synonyms: | primary basal | |
| Examples: | "basic truths" |
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| Related terms: | essential | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] serving as a base or starting point | |
| Synonyms: | introductory | |
| Examples: | "a basic course in Russian" "basic training for raw recruits" "a set of basic tools" "an introductory art course" |
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| Related terms: | first | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (computer science) a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use | |
| Related terms: | programming_language | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (education) of elementary education | |
| Synonyms: | basal beginning primary abecedarian | |
| Examples: | "a basal reader" "children in the beginning reading classes" "the primary grades" |
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| Related terms: | elementary | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (chemistry) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | |
| Related terms: | chemistry alkaline | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | |
| Synonyms: | staple | |
| Related terms: | commodity plural | |
| Similar spelling: |
basics bakshis bakshish Bachicha basis Bakos Bacus Backus Backes Bachus Baccus Baugus Baisakh Bacchus bacchic |
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