Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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basic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
basic (noun) | incidental (noun) |
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(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | an item that is incidental |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
basic (adjective) | incidental (adjective) |
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pertaining to or constituting a base or basis | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence |
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | not of prime or central importance |
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | occurring with or following as a consequence |
serving as a base or starting point |