Dictionary Check: basic
"basic" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
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Words with Friends
11
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Definition
adjective
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
Example:
"a basic fact"
adjective
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
Example:
"a basic story line"
adjective
serving as a base or starting point
Example:
"a basic course in Russian"
adjective
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
noun
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
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
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