1 : of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
2 : reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
3 : 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"
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1 : (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
