BASIC

/ˈbeɪsɪk/
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Definition

/ˈbeɪsɪk/
noun
  1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
    “Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.”
  2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
    “Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.”
  3. Basic training.
    “The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.”
adjective
  1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
    “Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.”
  2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
    “The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.”
  3. Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

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