Basic Definition
bāsĭk
adjective
Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental.
American Heritage
Of, at, or forming a base; fundamental; essential.
Webster's New World
Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis.
A basic course in Russian; a set of basic woodworking tools.
American Heritage
Constituting a basis or introduction; elementary.
Basic military training.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a base.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
An essential, fundamental element or entity.
The basics of math.
American Heritage
A basic principle, factor, etc.
Webster's New World
Basic training.
American Heritage
Basic military training.
Webster's New World
A widely used programming language that is designed to be easy to learn.
American Heritage
pronoun
A family of third-generation computer programming languages (c.1964 on).
Many programs were written for the Sinclair Spectrum computer in BASIC.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Basic
Noun
Singular:
basic
Plural:
basicsOrigin of Basic
B(eginner's) A(ll-purpose) S(ymbolic) I(nstruction) C(ode)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
From Wiktionary
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base + -ic
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