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bare bones

DEFINITIONS OF: bare bones

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n (plural) the most basic facts or elements

“he told us only the bare bones of the story”
Type of:
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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