-core
combining form in countable noun
indicating a type of popular music
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dancecore
combining form in adjective
indicating the number of processing units working in parallel in a computer
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dual-core
-core
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a combining form extracted from hard-core and used especially to form words that name a rebellious, antimainstream lifestyle, social movement, type of music, etc.: emocore; queercore.
-core
combining form
- (used as the second element of various compounds) denoting types of rock or dance music that have an aggressive presentation［复合词中的第二部分］ 表示“…类别的疯狂摇滚乐（或舞曲）”：
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queercore.
词源
from CORE , on the pattern of hard-core.
ORIGIN: from -core in hardcore s.v. hard adjective, adverb, & noun
-core
Suffix
- Applied to various (often specialised and underground) genres of music.
Etymology
Back-formation from hardcore.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -core