Dictionary Check: basic

"basic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

Example: "a basic fact"
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adjective

reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

Example: "a basic story line"
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adjective

serving as a base or starting point

Example: "a basic course in Russian"
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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

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noun

(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

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