"bare bones" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "By metaphor with the skeleton versus the whole body including the flesh.",
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        "The essential elements of something; the minimum viable set of elements; especially when they are described without going into detail."
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          "detail",
          "detail"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "bare-boned"
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        {
          "english": "essentials",
          "word": "skeleton"
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  "word": "bare bones"
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  "etymology_text": "By metaphor with the skeleton versus the whole body including the flesh.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "bare-boned"
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      "english": "essentials",
      "word": "skeleton"
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    {
      "word": "skeletonized"
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  "word": "bare bones"
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