"basic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbeɪsɪk/ Audio: En-au-basic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more basic [comparative], most basic [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪsɪk Etymology: base + -ic. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{af|en|base|-ic}} base + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} basic (comparative more basic, superlative most basic)
  1. Necessary, essential for life or some process. Translations (necessary, essential for life or some process): асно́ўны (asnóŭny) (Belarusian), падставо́вы (padstavóvy) (Belarusian), মৌলিক (mōulik) (Bengali), осно́вен (osnóven) (Bulgarian), bàsic (Catalan), 基本的 (jīběn de) (Chinese Mandarin), základní (Czech), nezbytný (Czech), basal (Danish), grundlæggende (Danish), basis- (Dutch), elementair (Dutch), baza (Esperanto), olennainen (Finnish), perus- (Finnish), perustavanlaatuinen (Finnish), basique (French), grundlegend (German), elementar (German), wesentlich (German), alapvető (Hungarian), elemi (Hungarian), alap- (Hungarian), basic (Interlingua), basilare (Italian), essenziale (Italian), fondamentale (Italian), biesik (Jamaican Creole), 基本的 (kihonteki) (alt: きほんてき) (Japanese), негізгі (negızgı) (Kazakh), bażiku (Maltese), podstawowy (Polish), fundamentalny (Polish), básico (Portuguese), de bază (Romanian), fundamental (Romanian), основно́й (osnovnój) (Russian), элемента́рный (elementárnyj) (Russian), básico (Spanish), основни́й (osnovnýj) (Ukrainian), підставо́вий (pidstavóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-basic-en-adj-0CpEAm6c Disambiguation of 'necessary, essential for life or some process': 96 3 1 1
  2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional. Translations (elementary, simple, merely functional): أَسَاسِيّ (ʔasāsiyy) (Arabic), հիմնական (himnakan) (Armenian), ба́завы (bázavy) (Belarusian), асно́ўны (asnóŭny) (Belarusian), элемэнта́рны (eljementárny) (Belarusian), фундамента́льны (fundamjentálʹny) (Belarusian), падставо́вы (padstavóvy) (Belarusian), মৌলিক (mōulik) (Bengali), осно́вен (osnóven) (Bulgarian), фундамента́лен (fundamentálen) (Bulgarian), bàsic (Catalan), 基本的 (jīběn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 基礎的 (Chinese Mandarin), 基础的 (jīchǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), základní (Czech), elementární (Czech), jednoduchý (Czech), basal (Danish), elementær (Danish), elementair (Dutch), baza (Esperanto), vaatimaton (Finnish), yksinkertainen (Finnish), alkeellinen (Finnish), basique (French), básico (Galician), einfach (German), simpel (German), anspruchslos (German), funktional (German), elementar (German), בְּסִיסִי (Hebrew), alapfokú (Hungarian), alapszintű (Hungarian), basic (Interlingua), basico (Italian), elementare (Italian), semplice (Italian), 基礎の (kiso no) (alt: きその) (Japanese), 基本的 (kihonteki) (alt: きほんてき) (Japanese), базистік (bazistık) (Kazakh), базалық (bazalyq) (Kazakh), 기초의 (gichoui) (Korean), bażiku (Maltese), whakapū (Maori), grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål), basic (Occitan), اساسی (asâsi) (Persian), بنیادی (bonyâdi) (Persian), podstawowy (Polish), básico (Portuguese), ба́зовый (bázovyj) (Russian), основно́й (osnovnój) (Russian), элемента́рный (elementárnyj) (Russian), фундамента́льный (fundamentálʹnyj) (Russian), základný (Slovak), асосӣ (asosī) (Tajik), бунёдӣ (bunyodī) (Tajik), ба́зовий (bázovyj) (Ukrainian), основни́й (osnovnýj) (Ukrainian), елемента́рний (elementárnyj) (Ukrainian), фундамента́льний (fundamentálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), підставо́вий (pidstavóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-basic-en-adj-84K26KiJ Disambiguation of 'elementary, simple, merely functional': 7 85 6 1
  3. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry: of a base): осно́вен (osnóven) (Bulgarian), алка́лен (alkálen) (Bulgarian), 鹼性 (Chinese Mandarin), 碱性 (jiǎnxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), zásaditý (Czech), basisk (Danish), basisch (Dutch), baza (Esperanto), emäksinen (Finnish), alkalinen (Finnish), basique (French), básico (Galician), basisch (German), bázikus (Hungarian), lúgos (Hungarian), basic (Interlingua), basico (Italian), 塩基性 (enkisei) (alt: えんきせい) (Japanese), basisk (Norwegian Bokmål), basisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), zasadowy (Polish), básico (Portuguese), alcalin (Romanian), bazic (Romanian), осно́вный (osnóvnyj) (Russian), básico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-basic-en-adj-1CaxYnoI Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry: of a base': 0 0 100 0
  4. (informal) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-basic-en-adj-IcN54ueU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alkaline [chemistry, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsɪk/ Audio: En-au-basic.ogg [Australia] Forms: basics [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsɪk Etymology: base + -ic. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{af|en|base|-ic}} base + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} basic (plural basics)
  1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement. Translations (necessary commodity): základ [masculine] (Czech), basisonderdeel [neuter] (Dutch), basisbehoefte [feminine] (Dutch), perustarvike (english: good) (Finnish), peruselintarvike [food, lifestyle] (Finnish), base (Italian)
    Sense id: en-basic-en-noun-~rJfi00O Disambiguation of 'necessary commodity': 93 3 4
  2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge. Translations (elementary building block): nezbytnost [feminine] (Czech), basis (Dutch), basisonderdeel [neuter] (Dutch), alus (Estonian), perusta (Finnish), perusteet [plural] (Finnish), perustiedot [plural] (Finnish), base (Italian), principio (Italian), fondamento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-basic-en-noun-1S6To5~i Disambiguation of 'elementary building block': 3 91 6
  3. (military) Basic training. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-basic-en-noun-lOvLDOTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 16 12 3 3 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 9 6 14 13 3 5 48 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
          "code": "de",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
          "code": "de",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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          "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
          "word": "elementare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 85 6 1",
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        {
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        },
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "ref": "2013, Sam Stryker, \"Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?\", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11",
          "text": "I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an \"awesome\" way. She's basic."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 February 3, Trevor Thrall, “Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be”, in The Daily Campus, volume 99, number 54, Southern Methodist University, page 4",
          "text": "And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic. My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Lily Kunda, \"A New Track On Hip-Hipocrisy\", The Marlin Chronicle (Virginia Wesleyan College), 26 February 2015, page 7",
          "text": "\"I couldn't get into it, I could barely understand what he's saying – it had too much cursing and explicit language,\" said Cortnee Brandon. \"I think his lyrics are easy...he's basic. Kendrick Lamar is kind of overrated.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Angela Nagle, chapter 7, in Kill All Normies, Zero Books",
          "text": "It [the online far right] feels full of righteous contempt for anything mainstream, conformist, basic.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      ],
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          "ref": "2019 January 24, Tara Law, “There’s a Food Pantry at the Coast Guard Academy. How the Shutdown Is Causing Special Pain for Service Members”, in Time",
          "text": "Over the past few weeks, U.S. Coast Guard service members, civilian employees and their families have had to scramble to pay for basic necessities. Many have taken donations of food and toiletries from their communities, and frantically called their banks and credit unions to try to avert financial disaster.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 21, “Breaking Through the Internet Blockade”, in Minghui",
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        {
          "ref": "2014 February 3, Trevor Thrall, “Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be”, in The Daily Campus, volume 99, number 54, Southern Methodist University, page 4",
          "text": "And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic. My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league.",
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        {
          "ref": "2015, Lily Kunda, \"A New Track On Hip-Hipocrisy\", The Marlin Chronicle (Virginia Wesleyan College), 26 February 2015, page 7",
          "text": "\"I couldn't get into it, I could barely understand what he's saying – it had too much cursing and explicit language,\" said Cortnee Brandon. \"I think his lyrics are easy...he's basic. Kendrick Lamar is kind of overrated.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Angela Nagle, chapter 7, in Kill All Normies, Zero Books",
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "asnóŭny",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "асно́ўны"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "padstavóvy",
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      "word": "падставо́вы"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "মৌলিক"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "осно́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "bàsic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīběn de",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "基本的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "základní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "nezbytný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "basis-"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "baza"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "olennainen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "perus-"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "perustavanlaatuinen"
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      "word": "basique"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "grundlegend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "elementar"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "wesentlich"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "alapvető"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "elemi"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "alap-"
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "basic"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "basilare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "essenziale"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "fondamentale"
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      "code": "jam",
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      "word": "基本的"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "word": "негізгі"
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      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "bażiku"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "podstawowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "fundamentalny"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "básico"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "de bază"
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      "word": "основно́й"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "elementárnyj",
      "sense": "necessary, essential for life or some process",
      "word": "элемента́рный"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "básico"
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      "word": "основни́й"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "word": "підставо́вий"
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      "word": "أَسَاسِيّ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "himnakan",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "հիմնական"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "bázavy",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "ба́завы"
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    {
      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "asnóŭny",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "асно́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "eljementárny",
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      "word": "элемэнта́рны"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "fundamjentálʹny",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "фундамента́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padstavóvy",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "падставо́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "mōulik",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "মৌলিক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osnóven",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "осно́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fundamentálen",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "фундамента́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "bàsic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīběn de",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "基本的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "基礎的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīchǔ de",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "基础的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "základní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "elementární"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "jednoduchý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "basal"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "elementær"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "elementair"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "baza"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "vaatimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "yksinkertainen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "alkeellinen"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "básico"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "einfach"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "simpel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "anspruchslos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "funktional"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "elementar"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "בְּסִיסִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "alapfokú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "alapszintű"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "basic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "basico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "elementare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "semplice"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きその",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiso no",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "基礎の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きほんてき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kihonteki",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "基本的"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bazistık",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "базистік"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bazalyq",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "базалық"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gichoui",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "기초의"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "bażiku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "whakapū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "grunnleggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "basic"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "asâsi",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "اساسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "bonyâdi",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "بنیادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "podstawowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "básico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bázovyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "ба́зовый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnovnój",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "основно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elementárnyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "элемента́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "фундамента́льный"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "základný"
    },
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "asosī",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "асосӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bunyodī",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "бунёдӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bázovyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "ба́зовий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "osnovnýj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "основни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "elementárnyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "елемента́рний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fundamentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "фундамента́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidstavóvyj",
      "sense": "elementary, simple, merely functional",
      "word": "підставо́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osnóven",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "осно́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "alkálen",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "алка́лен"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "鹼性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎnxìng",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "碱性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "zásaditý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "baza"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "emäksinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "alkalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "básico"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "bázikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "lúgos"
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    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "えんきせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "enkisei",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "塩基性"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "basisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "zasadowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "básico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "alcalin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "bazic"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "осно́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "chemistry: of a base",
      "word": "básico"
    }
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  "word": "basic"
}

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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "necessary commodity",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "basis"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "elementary building block",
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      "sense": "elementary building block",
      "word": "alus"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "elementary building block",
      "word": "perusta"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "elementary building block",
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elementary building block",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elementary building block",
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