see|Basic|BASIC
English
Etymology
base + -ic
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪsɪk|-eɪsɪk
Noun
basic (plural: basics)
- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
#:Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
#:Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.
Translations
trans-top|A necessary commodity, a staple requirement
Finnish: perustarve, elinehto
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trans-top|An elementary building block
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Adjective
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- necessary, essential for life or some process.
#:Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
- elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
#:The Hotel Sparta's accommodation is purely basic.
#chemistry Of or pertaining to a base; antonym of acidic
Translations
trans-top|necessary, essential for life or some process
Finnish: olennainen
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trans-top|elementary, simple, merely functional
Chinese traditional/simplified: ���, ��� (jī b�n)
Finnish: vaatimaton, yksinkertainen, alkeellinen
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Italian: basico
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trans-top|of a base (chemistry)
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Italian: basico
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ttbc|Portuguese: básico
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