Definition of "basics" []

• Plural form of basic. (noun)

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• "I think that going back to the basics is always a good way to refresh and revitalize your writing abilities."
• "There are a lot of good texts out there with good inquiries and labs but there is precious little about the people who discovered what we call the basics, what challenges they were working on, what we can know from their discoveries and etc."
• "What do we think of Sarah Palin this weekend answering pre-screened questions from a like-minded audience in Nashville, a tea party convention, and still having to put a cheat sheet on her palm to answer what she calls the basics of her beliefs?"