Usually means: Reading, writing, arithmetic foundational skills.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word three Rs:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. three rs: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the three R's, the three r's, three R's: Merriam-Webster
  3. the three Rs: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. three R's: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. the three Rs, three Rs: Collins English Dictionary
  6. the three rs: Wordnik
  7. the three Rs: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. three Rs, three R's: Wiktionary
  9. three R's: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. The three Rs, three rs: Dictionary.com
  11. The Three Rs (animals), The Three Rs, The three Rs, Three Rs (disambiguation), Three R's: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. the three rs: FreeDictionary.org
  13. The three Rs, three Rs, three R's: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. Three Rs: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)
  2. the three R's: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Three R's, Three Rs, the three Rs: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (three Rs)

noun:  The basic education received in primary schools, especially (but not necessarily limited to) reading, writing and arithmetic.
noun:  (by extension) The basic precepts of any subject matter.
noun:  (sustainability) Reduce, reuse and recycle.

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