BASIC as a noun: - 1
basic - 2
as an adjective: - 1
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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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