The central or most important part of something.
Shared component: core · central part
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core
central part
Related forms: core · 4 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesNot forming a central or essential part of something; peripheral or supplementary.
non+core
Shared component: core · central part
(of a processor) having two independent central processing units working in parallel on a single chip.
dual+core
Shared component: core · central part
(of pornography) depicting sexual activity in a suggestive way rather than explicitly
soft+core
Shared component: core · central part