Text: 1 the seat of oneʼs deepest thoughts and emotions<in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed>Synonymsbreast, heart, quick, soulRelated Wordsconscience, mindPhrasesbottom of oneʼs heart 2 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest<the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state>— see center 1 3 the central part or aspect of something under consideration<at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us>— see crux 4 the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its appendages<a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate>— see body 1 5 an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface<the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the islandʼs core>— see center 2

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