Basics

noun

Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounA necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."

2.nounAn elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

"Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."

3.nounBasic training.

"The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."

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