Meanings
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1
adj
Forming the most important or simplest part of something; fundamental.
Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
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2
adj
Simple and plain, with only what is necessary and nothing extra.
The hotel room was very basic but clean.
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3
noun
An essential thing you need to know or have.
Once you've learned the basics, the rest is easier.
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4
adj
Ordinary and unoriginal in a way considered uncool.
He called the trendy coffee order totally basic.
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Synonyms
Word family
Forms
basics
Derived forms
abasicbasicalbasicallybasicitybasicnessbibasicdibasicgnathobasicheptabasichexabasicmacrobasicmesobasic
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Etymology
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.