DICTOMETER

BASIC

(basic, básico, bázico, basisk, grunn-)

1. Synonyms:
   • BASIC
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Basic
   • Staple
   Definitions:
   • (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Basic
   Definitions:
   • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
   Examples:
   • A basic fact
   • The basic ingredients
   • Basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
   Antonyms:
   • INCIDENTAL
   • omissible
   • parenthetic, parenthetical
   • peripheral
   • secondary
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Basic
   • Canonic
   • Canonical
   Definitions:
   • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
   Examples:
   • A basic story line
   • A canonical syllable pattern
   Antonyms:
   • Nonstandard
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Basic
   • Introductory
   Definitions:
   • serving as a base or starting point
   Examples:
   • A basic course in Russian
   • Basic training for raw recruits
   • A set of basic tools
   • An introductory art course
   Antonyms:
   • Last
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Basic
   Definitions:
   • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
   Antonyms:
   • Amphoteric
   • Amphiprotic
   • Acidic