Phrase guide
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noun
The basic education received in primary schools, especially (but not necessarily limited to) reading, writing and arithmetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
The basic precepts of any subject matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, plural, plural-only
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noun
Reduce, reuse and recycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
From the initial consonant in the pronunciation of reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic (aphetically), 1820s.
Across languages
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