[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"basic"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/incidental]incidental[/URL]] [*]reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/canonic]canonic[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/canonical]canonical[/URL]] [*]of primary importance; "basic truths" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/basal]basal[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/primary]primary[/URL]] [*]serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/introductory]introductory[/URL]] [*]of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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 [*](usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/staple]staple[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/basic]http://www.word.sc/basic[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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