noun [C usually pl] 1. Essentials or the bare essentials, are basic things, either things you cannot live without or necessary
knowledge about a particular subject.
Because I live in a remote village, I regard my car as an essential.
When we go on holiday, we only take (the bare) essentials.
This leaflet will give you the essentials of how to use the word processor.
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