essentialforms
nounUK /ɪˈsɛnʃəl fɔːmz/
US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl fɔːrmz/
The basic shapes or kinds of something that you really need.
The teacher showed us the essentialforms of letters before we learned to write words.
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2. The most important papers or documents needed for something.
Please bring the essentialforms to the office to sign up.
3. The simple building blocks of a design or artwork.
The artist started with essentialforms like circles and squares.
4. The necessary parts of a system or idea.
We learned the essentialforms of grammar before writing sentences.