basic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Forming the most important or simplest part of something; fundamental.

   Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.

2. 2
   adj

   Simple and plain, with only what is necessary and nothing extra.

   The hotel room was very basic but clean.

3. 3
   noun

   An essential thing you need to know or have.

   Once you've learned the basics, the rest is easier.

4. 4
   adj

   Ordinary and unoriginal in a way considered uncool.

   He called the trendy coffee order totally basic.

Common collocations

• basic fact Adjective + noun
• basic rule Adjective + noun
• basic assumption Adjective + noun
• basic slag Adjective + noun

Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, but designed to spell out basic (i.e. simplistic). First use appears c. 1964 in the BASIC Instruction Manual.

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