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Centre

//ˈsɛntə// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    equally distant from the extremes wordnet
  2. 2
    of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.
  3. 3
    Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Noun
  1. 1
    Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

    "So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels."

  2. 2
    a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game wordnet
  3. 3
    (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play wordnet
  4. 4
    the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game wordnet
  5. 5
    a building dedicated to a particular activity wordnet
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  1. 6
    the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher wordnet
  2. 7
    mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace wordnet
  3. 8
    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process wordnet
  4. 9
    the object upon which interest and attention focuses wordnet
  5. 10
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience wordnet
  6. 11
    the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering wordnet
  7. 12
    politically moderate persons; centrists wordnet
  8. 13
    the middle of a military or naval formation wordnet
  9. 14
    a place where some particular activity is concentrated wordnet
  10. 15
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure wordnet
  11. 16
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region wordnet
  12. 17
    (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback wordnet
  13. 18
    (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team wordnet
  14. 19
    (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of center. Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, alternative

    "One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co."

  2. 2
    direct one's attention on something wordnet
  3. 3
    move into the center wordnet
  4. 4
    center upon wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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