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BASIC

/'b/eI/s/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

    adj.all

    Examples
    A basic fact.
    The basic ingredients.
    Basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities.
    Antonyms incident incidental

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

    noun.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms staple

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

    adj.all

    Examples
    A basic story line.
    Synonyms canonic canonical

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. serving as a base or starting point

    adj.all

    Examples
    A basic course in Russian.
    Basic training for raw recruits.
    A set of basic tools.
    Synonyms introductory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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