basics
noun [plural] /ˈbeɪ.sɪks/Definition
B2 the simplest and most important facts, ideas, or things connected with something: I really must learn the the basics of first aid. The college can't even afford basics such as books and paper.Information and messages back to basics › If you get back to basics, you start to give your attention to the simplest and most important matters after ignoring them for a while: This is all part of a new back-to-basics campaign to raise standards.Information and messages
(Definition of basics noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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