kernel

Definitions


[ˈkəːnl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell
(e.g: the kernel of a walnut)

- the central or most important part of something
(e.g: this is the kernel of the argument)


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Origin:
Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn




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