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basic

noun

1 BASIC

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.

Polish: Basic, BASIC

2 basic

usually in the plural A necessary commodity for which demand is constant.

synonym: staple.

Dutch: basisvoedsel, basisch

adjective

1 basic

Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.

2 basic

Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality:
— A basic story line.

synonyms: canonic, canonical.

3 basic

Serving as a base or starting point:
— A basic course in Russian.
— Basic training for raw recruits.
— A set of basic tools.

synonym: introductory.

4 basic

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

Polish: alkaliczny, zasadowy


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