pl.n. Informal.
The basic elements or essentials: outlined the bare bones of the proposal.
barebones bare'-bones' (bâr'bōnz') adj.
bare bones
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pl.n. Informal.
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The mere essentials or plain, unadorned framework of something, as in This outline gives just the bare bones of the story; details will come later. This phrase transfers the naked skeleton of a body to figurative use. [c. 1900]
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