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basic

Definition for basic

adjective as in elementary, fundamental

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The basic underlying principle — and everyone on the shows know this — is that you can forgive in writing almost anything, but not murder.

He sent a letter to the superintendent demanding documents on the district’s diversity policies and accused leaders of “prioritizing race-based policies over basic student safety.”

From Salon

Those who work with victims of internet crimes say the thieves prey on people’s most basic desires: to be loved.

"There are still many people who have difficulty buying basic necessities, especially food, which is still expensive now," he says.

From BBC

They reflect Lee to the audience as a man who means well but can’t be counted on to deliver the basic stability a family requires.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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