noun
1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles
• Syn: ↑rudiments
• Hypernyms: ↑fact
2. principles from which other truths can be derived
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first you must learn the fundamentals
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let's get down to basics
• Syn: ↑fundamentals, ↑fundamental principle, ↑basic principle, ↑bedrock
• Hypernyms: ↑principle
• Hyponyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.