Core and Effect

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Core noun - The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.

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Effect is a synonym for core. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Core".

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Effect noun - The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.

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Core is a synonym for effect in essence topic. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead a noun "Effect".

good	good core	good effect
special	special core	special effect
normal	normal core	normal effect
complete	complete core	complete effect
Other adjectives: original, single, visible, actual, real, little, main, magical.

Notice that for the Mane Six, the same effect reversed their core personality trait, a.k.a.

Source: Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Mane Family Members
Beam-O-War: A rare effect (their two wands have the same core from the same specific specimen of phoenix) makes Harry's and Voldemort's wands connect and results in an anime-style beam-of-war battle.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
He can blot out the sun over an entire city, control shadows to deadly effect, is intangible, and can fly (since if he couldn't, he'd be at the Earth's core).

Source: Combo Platter Powers

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