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back-to-basics

back-to-basics is the alternative spelling of back to basics.

Meaning of back to basics

Adverb

back to basics (not comparable)

  1. back to fundamental principles
    • You can't teach them calculus when they can't add up; let's get back to basics.

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Questions about back-to-basics

What is back-to-basics the alternative spelling of?
Back-to-basics is the alternative spelling of back to basics.

Words near back-to-basics in the dictionary

  1. back-to-back connections
  2. back-to-back loan
  3. back-to-back loans
  4. back-to-back-to-back
  5. back-to-backs
  6. back-to-basics
  7. back-to-nature
  8. back-to-school
  9. back-to-school night
  10. back-to-school nights
  11. back-to-the-soil

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