Meaning of core in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kɔr/

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  1. Verb

    core

    Definitions

    1. remove the core or center from

    Examples

    • « core an apple »

  2. Noun

    core

    Etymology

    Middle English: of unknown origin

    Definitions

    1. the center of an object

    Examples

    • « the ball has a titanium core »
  3. 2. a small group of indispensable persons or things

    Examples

    • « five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program »
  4. 3. the central part of the Earth
  5. 4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    Examples

    • « the gist of the prosecutor's argument »
    • « the heart and soul of the Republican Party »
    • « the nub of the story »

    Derived terms

  6. 5. a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
  7. 6. an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
  8. 7. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  9. 8. the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
  10. 9. a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

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