English Explanatory Dictionary

three Rs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basic education received in primary schools, especially (but not necessarily limited to) reading, writing and arithmetic.
  2. The basic precepts of any subject matter.
  3. Reduce, reuse and recycle.

Pronunciation

En-au-three Rs.ogg

Word forms

three Rs the three Rs three R's

Etymology

From the initial consonant in the pronunciation of reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic (aphetically), 1820s.

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