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Basic /ˈbeɪsɪk/

The meaning and definition of Basic, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

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.”
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.”
Synonyms alkaline
Antonyms acidic

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