Word: basic
Phonetic:
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
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A necessary commodity, a staple requirement. Example: Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge. Example: Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.
Basic training. Example: The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.
Necessary, essential for life or some process. Example: Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional. Example: The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.
Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
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