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BASICS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Principles from which other truths can be derived

Example:

let's get down to basics

Synonyms:

basic principle; basics; bedrock; fundamental principle; fundamentals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("basics" is a kind of...):

principle (a basic truth or law or assumption)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basics"):

ABC; ABC's; ABCs; alphabet; first principles; rudiments (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A statement of fundamental facts or principles

Synonyms:

basics; rudiments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("basics" is a kind of...):

fact (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)

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