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core
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noun
  • the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds.
    E.g. a pineapple core
  • the part of something that is central to its existence or character.
    E.g. the plan has the interests of children at its core
  • the dense central region of a planet, especially the nickel–iron inner part of the earth.
  • denoting or relating to a figure for inflation that excludes certain items, chiefly food and energy, that are subject to sudden and temporary price fluctuations.
    E.g. core inflation was up 2.3 percent over the 12 month period
verb
  • remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit).
    E.g. peel and core the pears
-core
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combining form
  • denoting types of rock or dance music, typically those with an aggressive or extreme style.
    E.g. emocore
CORE
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abbreviation
  • (in the US) Congress of Racial Equality.

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