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basic

noun

  • 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.
  • Usually plural. ( a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)

adjective

  • Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
    • usage: "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  • Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
    • usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  • Serving as a base or starting point.
    • usage: "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  • Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. .
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Basic is a masculine given name
  • Name Meaning: Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil
  • Name Origin: Greek
name

noun

  • A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
    • usage: "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
  • A person's reputation.
    • usage: "he wanted to protect his good name"
  • Family based on male descent.
    • usage: "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
  • A well-known or notable person.
    • usage: "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
  • By the sanction or authority of.
    • usage: "halt in the name of the law"
  • A defamatory or abusive word or phrase.

verb

  • Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.
    • usage: "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
  • Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.
    • usage: "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
  • Charge with a function; charge to be.
    • usage: "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  • Create and charge with a task or function.
    • usage: "nominate a committee"
  • Mention and identify by name.
    • usage: "name your accomplices"
  • Make reference to.
    • usage: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
  • Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
  • Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of.
    • usage: "List the states west of the Mississippi"
  • Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis.
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