basics
SayBAY-siks/ˈbeɪsɪks/
- 1Plural of basic.
Once you master the basics, the advanced techniques come far more easily.
The training course covers the basics of first aid over two afternoons.
Note
A plural that has largely outgrown its singular. The fundamental principles of a field are almost always the basics, and seldom a basic. It usually takes the article and an of-phrase, as in the basics of first aid. It also covers necessary staples. Only the noun has a plural, so the adjectival chemistry sense, having a pH above 7, never turns up here.
basics is a form of basic
basic, noun: An elementary piece of knowledge or skill on which more advanced learning is built. Full entry
- Forms
- basicbasics plural
- Spelling
- basic → basics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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