basic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
  2. noun (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
  3. adjective pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

Etymology

From base + -ic.

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