Core and Original

Core

Core noun - The seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions.

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Original and core are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Core".

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

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Core and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead an adjective "Original".

human	human core	human original
complete	complete core	complete original
true	true core	true original
single	single core	single original
Other adjectives: actual, real, flawed.

This includes such pieces of fallacious trivia as the "fact" that Wing Chun, one of the more popular kung fu styles available and one of the original/core styles first studied by Bruce Lee is only taught to women.

Source: Dan Browned
The original Naruto carefully built a world where a few core mechanics could explain nearly every character's powers, with many fights resolved with creativity and logic instead of brute force.

Source: Cool Of Rule
Even in the original Broadway Production where her prostitution is white-washed away, this is still the core of her character.

Source: Theatre / Jekyll & Hyde

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