[ adjective ]
■ serving as a base or starting point
e.g.)
・a basic course in Russian
・basic training for raw recruits
・a set of basic tools
・an introductory art course
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basic
,
introductory
[ adjective ]
■ serving as an essential component
e.g.)
・a cardinal rule
・the central cause of the problem
・an example that was fundamental to the argument
・computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
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cardinal
,
central
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fundamental
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key
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primal
[ adjective ]
■ pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
e.g.)
・a basic fact
・the basic ingredients
・basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
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basic
[ adjective ]
■ being or involving basic facts or principles
e.g.)
・the fundamental laws of the universe
・a fundamental incomatibility between them
・these rudimentary truths
・underlying principles
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fundamental
,
rudimentary
,
underlying
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