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the three Rs
informalDefinition
› used to refer to the basic areas of education: reading, writing, and mathematicsSubjects and disciplines
(Definition of the three Rs from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -ics suffix
- applied adjective
- art noun (NOT SCIENCE)
- biology noun
- civics noun
- department noun
- departmental adjective
- discipline noun (SUBJECT)
- home economics noun
- humanity noun (SUBJECTS)
- ICT noun
- interdepartmental adjective
- mathematics noun
- modern languages noun
- psychology noun
- pure adjective (COMPLETE)
- science noun
- scientific adjective
- scientist noun
- social science noun
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