the core encyclopedia

the core encyclopedia The word «core» comes from the French word «coeur», meaning heart. However, the use of core as a suffix comes from the phrase «hardcore,» a word from the 1930s meaning an irreducible nucleus or residuum; also a stubborn or unyielding... More

the core encyclopedia The word «core» comes from the French word «coeur», meaning heart. However, the use of core as a suffix comes from the phrase «hardcore,» a word from the 1930s meaning an irreducible nucleus or residuum; also a stubborn or unyielding minority. In those aesthetics that end in -core, the suffix enlightens a defining feature. Less