单词 | non-core |
释义 | non-coreadj. That is not, or is not regarded as, an essential or core element. ΚΠ 1938 Mind 47 514 An image is not a..set of propositions, but an actual particular with such qualities as size, shape and colour. Even if we grant..that it always has a perceptual core.., still even the non-core part of it is not a set of propositions any more than the core itself is. 1966 Sociol. of Educ. 39 57 Because the natural science course gave little in the way of specialized training, faculty members in that department encouraged students to take their non-core courses at the University. 1994 Times 5 July 25/7 Thorn EMI wants to dispose of the business, since it is the last of its non-core interests. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 14/1 Non-core and low growth operations would be sold. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1938 |
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