The Word “Basic”

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Most People Think The Word “Basic” Means “Not Complex”… They Are Wrong.
It Is Simply The Adjective Form Of The Word “Base”: Have The Qualities Of, Or Functioning As, A “Base”

Pronunciation Of The Word “Basic”

Basic – For this word: The “a” is a TRUE Long A; and for the “-ic” suffix – the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa; and the final “c” is hard but is (sometimes) stopped (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).

– /BAY-sih-[k]/ – /ˈbe.sə(ɪ).[k]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –