Epicenter

//ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of epicentre. US, alt-of, alternative

    "Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards."

  2. 2
    the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of epicentre. US, alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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axiscentercoreepicentrehearthub

Example

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"The rapid surge of cases in the north of Italy has prompted panic shopping, with supermarkets across the country, even in the south far from the viral epicenter, packed with families stocking up on food and medicine."

Etymology

From epi- + center.

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