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Centre

UK/ˈsɛntəː/ US/ˈsɛntʰəː/ common uk
noun (7) verb (2)

noun

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an area that is approximately central within some larger region

  • “it is in the center of town”
  • “they ran forward into the heart of the struggle”
  • “they were in the eye of the storm”
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3.

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

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a place where some particular activity is concentrated

  • “they received messages from several centers”
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5.

the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

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6.

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

  • “in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere”
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7.

a building dedicated to a particular activity

  • “they were raising money to build a new center for research”
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verb

1.

move into the center

  • “That vase in the picture is not centered”
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2.

direct one''s attention on something

  • “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
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Origin

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.

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