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πυρήνας

“πυρήνας” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. core, stone, pit (of fruit)
  2. nucleus (of an atom)
  3. nucleus (of cell)
  4. core (of the Earth)
  5. core, kernel (centrally important element or group of elements in a system, collective etc.)
  6. kernel (of an operating system)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρήν (purḗn).

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