three R's

reading, writing, and arithmetic, regarded as the basic elementary studies and the fundamentals of an education: so called from the humorous spelling reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic: with the

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plural noun
Reading, writing, and arithmetic, considered as the fundamentals of elementary education.

Origin:

Origin: From the phrase reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic

Origin: , alteration of reading, writing, and arithmetic

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