Center
/ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
The meaning and definition of Center, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A place where the greater part of some function or activity occurs.
“shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center”
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A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
“the center of attention”
adjective
- Of, at, or related to a center.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Antonyms
periphery
Origin
From French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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