basic
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈbeɪsɪk/US /ˈbeɪsɪk/
Meaning
adjective
forming the part of something that is most necessary and from which other things develop
“basic information/facts/ideas”
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“and in fact, the basic ideas of the System 360, the architecture of it,”
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“basic idea is to have something that's”
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