basic
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1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant (noun.artifact)
| domain usage | : | plural, plural form, |
| definition | : | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication) |
2. 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 (noun.communication)
3. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base (adj.all)
| similar | : | alkalic, alkaline, |
| definition | : | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
4. serving as a base or starting point (adj.all)
| similar | : | first, |
| definition | : | preceding all others in time or space or degree (adj.all) |
5. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis (adj.all)
| similar | : | basal, base, |
| definition | : | serving as or forming a base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | grassroots, |
| definition | : | fundamental (adj.all) |
| similar | : | radical, |
| definition | : | arising from or going to the root or source (adj.all) |
6. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality (adj.all)
| similar | : | standard, |
| definition | : | established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence (adj.all) |
7. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis (adj.all)
| antonym | : | incident, incidental, |
| definition | : | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | incident, incidental, |
| definition | : | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence (adj.all) |
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