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   ba·sic

   /ˈbāsik/

   adjective

   • 1. forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental: "certain basic rules must be obeyed" Similar fundamentalrudimentaryprimaryprincipalcardinalchiefelementaryelementalrootcentralpivotalcriticalkeyfocalsalientstapleessentialquintessentialbare-bonesstripped downcut downvitalnecessaryindispensablefoundationalintrinsicunderlyingingrainedOpposite secondaryunimportant
   • ▪ offering or consisting in the minimum required without elaboration or luxury; simplest or lowest in level: "the food was good, if a bit basic" Similar lowestbottomstartinggroundundermostwithout commissionplainsimpleunsophisticatedstraightforwardadequateunadornedundecoratedunornamentedwithout frillsspartansparsestarksevereausterelimitedmeagerrudimentarypatchysketchyminimalmodestordinaryunpretentiousunostentatiousunfussyhomelyhomespunroughrough 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 greater than 7: "these salts yield basic solutions comparable in strength with the mineral alkalis"
   • ▪ (of rock, especially igneous rock) relatively poor in silica: "a coarse-grained, basic, plutonic rock"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting steelmaking processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags.

   noun

   • 1. the essential facts or principles of a subject or skill: informal "learning the basics of the business"
   • ▪ essential food and other supplies: informal "people are facing a shortage of basics like flour"
   • ▪ basic training. informal

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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   BASIC definition: 1. simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something…. Learn more.

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   a. : of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : fundamental. basic truths. b. : concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied. basic research. 2. : constituting or serving as the basis or starting point. a basic set of tools.

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   10 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or forming a base or basis; fundamental; underlying 2. elementary or simple 3. excluding.... Click for more definitions.

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   noun. , Computers. a widely adopted programming language that uses English words, punctuation marks, and algebraic notation to facilitate communication between the operator or lay user and the computer.

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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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   Definition of basic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: "Basic changes in public opinion often occur because of shifts in concerns and priorities" (Atlantic). 2. Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis: a basic course in Russian; a set of basic woodworking tools. 3. Chemistry. a. Of or relating to a base. b.