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   basic

   /ˈbeɪsɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental: "certain basic rules must be obeyed" Similar fundamentalrudimentaryprimaryprincipalcardinalchiefelementaryelementalrootcentralpivotalcriticalkeyfocalsalientstapleessentialquintessentialbare-bonesstripped downcut downvitalnecessaryindispensablefoundationalintrinsicunderlyingingrainedOpposite secondaryunimportant
   • ▪ offering or constituting the minimum required without elaboration or luxury: "the food was good, if a bit basic" Similar lowestbottomstartinggroundundermostwithout commissionplainsimpleunsophisticatedstraightforwardadequateunadornedundecoratedunornamentedwithout frillsspartansparsestarksevereausterelimitedmeagrerudimentarypatchysketchyminimalmodestordinaryunpretentiousunostentatiousunfussyhomelyhomespunroughrough and readyrough-hewncrudemakeshiftrestrainedmutedinformal:bog-standardOpposite elaborate
   • ▪ common to or required by everyone; primary and ineradicable or inalienable: "basic human rights"
   • ▪ having tastes, interests, or attitudes regarded as mainstream or conventional (typically used of a woman): informal, derogatory North American "if your date orders vegetable tempura you know she is totally basic"
   • 2. having the properties of a base, or containing a base; having a pH above 7: "these salts yield basic solutions comparable in strength with the mineral alkalis"
   • ▪ (of rock, especially lava) relatively poor in silica: "a coarse-grained, basic, plutonic rock"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting steel-making processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags.

   noun

   • 1. the essential facts or principles of a subject or skill: informal "I learnt the basics of programming on a course"
   • ▪ essential food and other supplies: informal "people are facing a shortage of basics like flour"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from base1 + -ic.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • English (US)

     BASIC meaning: 1. simple and not complicated, so able to...

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   • Basic: Thai Translation

     BASIC translate: พื้นฐาน, มูลฐาน. Learn more in the...

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   • Basic: Korean Translation

     BASIC translate: 기본적인, 기초적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Basic Spanish Translation

     BASIC translate: básico, sencillo, básico, básico/ca...

   • Basic: Arabic Translation

     BASIC translate: أساسيّ, بَسيْط. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Basic: Catalan Translation

     basic translate: bàsic, bàsic, senzill. Learn more in the...

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   noun. Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training. Often basics. something that is fundamental or basic; an essential ingredient, principle, procedure, etc.: to learn the basics of music; to get back to basics. Slang. a person, especially a female, who is boringly predictable or unoriginal. BASIC. 2. [ bey -sik ]

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › basicBasic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   What's basic is what's essential, at the root or base of things. If you've got a basic understanding of differential equations, you can handle simple problems but might get tripped up by more difficult ones. You can also speak of the basics.

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   Basic is an adjective that means fundamental, essential, or alkaline. It can also be a noun that refers to a programming language or a training course. See different sources and usage of the word basic.