Pluricentric

//ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having more than one center; multicentric.

    "Tumors which appear to grow from a single focus are spoken of as unicentric. Some growths are clearly pluricentric, or multicentric."

  2. 2
    (of a language) Having several interacting codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries.

Synonyms

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pluricentral

Example

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"German is a pluricentric language."

Etymology

From pluri- + -centric.

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