basic
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪsɪk/
The English word “basic” has 7 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Necessary, essential for life or some process.
- Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
- Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
- Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
noun
- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
- Basic training.
Etymology
From base + -ic.
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