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adjectivereduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
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adjectiveserving as a base or starting point
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noun(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
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nouna popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general usetype of:
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adjectiveof or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
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adjectivepertaining to or constituting a base or basis
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Examples of basic
- "a basic story line"
- "a basic course in Russian"
- "basic training for raw recruits"
- "a set of basic tools"
- "a basic fact"
- "the basic ingredients"
- "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"