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kernel

ker·nel

UK/ˈkɜː.nəl/ US/ˈkɝ.nəl/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

  • “black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell”
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2.

a single whole grain of a cereal

  • “a kernel of corn”
3.

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

  • “the gist of the prosecutor”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le.

Phrases

  • grape kernel
  • kernel corn
  • kernel cowrie
  • kernel cowry
  • kernel function
  • kernel hacker
  • kernel of truth
  • kernel pair

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