askern

Definitions of askern
  1. noun
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    synonyms: essentialia, essentie, grond, hart, hoofdpunt, hoofdzaak, hypostase, kern, kernpunt, kwintessens, substantie, wezen, zwaartepunt
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    hypostase
    (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
  2. noun
    the center of an object
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    maïskolf
    the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
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    middelpunt
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  3. noun
    the central part of the Earth
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    type of:
    middelpunt
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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