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Basics   /bˈeɪsɪks/   Listen
noun
basics  n. pl.  
1.
A statement of fundamental facts or principles.
Synonyms: ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments.
2.
Principles from which other truths can be derived; as, let's get down to basics.
Synonyms: fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock.





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"Basics" Quotes from Famous Books



... tell you about Malcom Porter. He is one of that vast horde of people who want to be someone. They want to be respected and looked up to. But they either can't, or won't, take the time to learn the basics of the field they want to excel in. The beautiful girl who wants to be an actress without bothering to learn to act; the young man who wants to be a judge without going through law school, or be a general without studying military tactics; and Malcom Porter, the boy ...
— By Proxy • Gordon Randall Garrett
... augurs had been there. Production of the basics had become so profuse that poverty in the old sense of the word had become nonsensical. There was an abundance of the necessities of life for all. Social security, socialized medicine, unending unemployment insurance, old ...
— Mercenary • Dallas McCord Reynolds
... 1, 1978, registration may be made at any time during the term of protection. Although registration is not required as a condition of copyright protection, there are certain definite advantages to registration. For further information, request Circular 1, "Copyright Basics." ...
— Supplementary Copyright Statutes • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.


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