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"
Adjective
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
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" Synonyms: introductory,
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" Synonyms: canonic, canonical,
Noun
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant Synonyms: staple,
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