HARD CORE


Meaning of HARD CORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1936

1. : a central or fundamental and usually enduring group or part: as

a. : a relatively small enduring core of society marked by apparent resistance to change or inability to escape a persistent wretched condition (as poverty or chronic unemployment)

b. : a militant or fiercely loyal faction

2. usually hard·core -ˌkōr, -ˌkȯr chiefly British : hard material in pieces (as broken bricks or stone) used as a bottom (as in making roads and in foundations)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.