basics

/B EY1 S IH0 K S/

noun

1
A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
“Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.”
2
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
“Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.”
3
Basic training.
“The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.”

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