"beating heart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beating hearts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beating heart (plural beating hearts)
  1. (figuratively) The core of a thing; its most essential or important part. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: heart and soul
    Sense id: en-beating_heart-en-noun-1a7VoNXI Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beating, heart. Related terms: heartbeat Translations ((figurative)): sykkivä sydän (Finnish), cœur battant [masculine] (French), serce [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-beating_heart-en-noun-Xrj9CJ6p Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of '(figurative)': 15 85

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