Basic and Native

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Basic adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

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Native and basic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Basic".

Nearby Words: base, basis, basically, basics, basicity

Native adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.

Usage example: a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings

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Basic and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basic" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Kurogane's native language has very basic mutual intelligibility with that of the country they're stranded in, but Fai spends that time "doing things that didn't need words".

Source: Manga / Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Alex O'Connell from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor shows us his basic decency by back-slapping with his Chinese laborers and offering bits of encouragement in their native tongue.

Source: Nice to the Waiter
If a German such as himself can learn this, then the native speakers should at least have a grasp of basic rules.

Source: Darth Wiki / Illiteracy Communist

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