Barebones

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of barebone form-of, plural
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bare-bones. alt-of, alternative

    "Then, as now, a mere 35 words – the barebones oath of the presidency – is all the U. S. Constitution actually requires."

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"This calculator supports every language from Icelandic to Esperanto, and yet they couldn't implement even barebones support for Cyrillic?"

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