core content

Meaning

1. 1noununcountable

   The most important and necessary information or material in a course, document, or product.

   Grammar: Uncountable; use 'the core content' or 'core content', not 'a core content'.

   Patterns

   • core content of something
   • provide core content
   • core content for something

   The core content of the training covers safety and basic first aid.

   Teachers must ensure the core content is taught before adding extra topics.

   The website's core content is hidden behind a paywall.

Common combinations

core content area

Math and reading are core content areas in elementary school.

deliver core content

The app delivers core content even when you are offline.

core content standards

The state revised its core content standards for science.

identify core content

The editor's job is to identify core content and cut the rest.

Synonyms and how they differ

essential material

A more general phrase; 'core content' is more specific to educational or digital products.

main substance

Refers to the most important part of something, but is less common in formal writing about courses.

Opposites

Word family

core adjective

Central or most important: core values, core curriculum.

content noun

The information or ideas contained in something.

Commonly confused: core content or core curriculum?

Practice

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