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hard core

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hard core
n.
1. The most dedicated, unfailingly loyal faction of a group or organization: the hard core of the separatist movement.
2. An intractable core or nucleus of a society, especially one that is stubbornly resistant to improvement or change.
3. often hard·core (härdkôr, -kr) A form of exceptionally harsh punk rock.
hard core
Noun
1. the members of a group who most resist change
2. broken stones used to form a foundation for a road
Adjective
hard-core
1. (of pornography) showing sexual acts in explicit detail
2. extremely committed or fanatical: a hard-core Communist
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Translations
German hard core hard n → harter Kern m
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