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basic
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[ adjective ] 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" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)As a result , although we still make use of this distinction , there is much confusion as_to the meaning of the basic terms employed . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)But the Russians use gymnastics as the first_step in training for all other sports because it provides training in every basic quality except one , endurance . Dance teachers can respond to President_Kennedy 's request not_only through their regular dance work , but also through the kind of basic gymnastic work that makes_for strength and flexibility . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The basic problem involved is that a college setting_up a graduate_school must have an entirely separate faculty for the advanced degree . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)The basic mystery of dreams , which embraces all the others and challenges us from even the most common typical dream , is in the fact that they are original , visual continuities . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
Examples "a basic story line" "a canonical syllable pattern" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)But except for a vague adherence to the basic storyline - i.e. , that Ruth remained with Naomi and finally wound_up with Boaz - the film version has little to do with the Bible . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Because of the simplicity of the molecules , isotopic exchange reactions between elemental halogens and the corresponding carbon_tetrahalides would appear to offer particularly fruitful possibilities for obtaining unambiguous basic kinetic data . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of primary importance
Examples "basic truths" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Most park planners look_to water frontage for basic park areas . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)He revealed the potential value of the `` cut '' as the basic technique in the art of the film . If , in preparing that shot for the inevitable showing to your friends , you interrupt the sequence to paste in a_few frames of the child 's grandmother watching this event , you have begun to be an artist in film ; you are employing the basic technique of film ; you are cutting . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] serving as a base or starting point
Synonyms Examples "a basic course in Russian" "basic training for raw recruits" "a set of basic tools" "an introductory art course" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (computer science) 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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[ adjective ] (education) of elementary education
Synonyms Examples "a basal reader" "children in the beginning reading classes" "the primary grades" Used in print (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)High motivation towards higher_education must start early enough so_that by the time the boy or girl reaches grade 9 he or she has at_least developed those basic skills which are essential for academic work . (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)In_addition to the basic programs in wavelength standards , spectroscopy , solid_state physics , interactions of the free electron and atomic constants which are necessary to provide the foundation for technological progress , the Bureau has strengthened its activities in laboratory astrophysics . Related terms |
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