BASICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basics mean? 

• BASICS (noun)
  The noun BASICS has 2 senses:

1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles

2. principles from which other truths can be derived

  Familiarity information: BASICS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A statement of fundamental facts or principles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

basics; rudiments

Hypernyms ("basics" is a kind of...):

fact (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Principles from which other truths can be derived

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

basic principle; basics; bedrock; fundamental principle; fundamentals

Context example:

let's get down to basics

Hypernyms ("basics" is a kind of...):

principle (a basic truth or law or assumption)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basics"):

ABC; ABC's; ABCs; alphabet; first principles; rudiments (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural))

 Context examples 

Most parents know the basics of keeping children healthy, like offering them healthy foods, making sure they get enough sleep and exercise and insuring their safety.

(Children's Health, NIH)