"bare bones" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: By metaphor with the skeleton versus the whole body including the flesh. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} bare bones pl (plural only)
  1. The essential elements of something; the minimum viable set of elements; especially when they are described without going into detail. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: skeleton (english: essentials), skeletonized
    Sense id: en-bare_bones-en-noun-gAiQprFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "ref": "1982 April 10, Michael Bronski, “We Are How We Cook”, in Gay Community News, page 7",
          "text": "The bare bones of a cookbook are its recipes, but as a genre it is so elastic and malleable that it can contain a range of other purposes and dimensions.",
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          "text": "He had only been taught the bare bones of the system, but carried on regardless."
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