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    cen·ter
    [ˈsen(t)ər]
    noun
    centre (noun)
    1. the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface.
      • a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something:
        "the center of the ceiling" · "the center of a vast territory"
        Opposite:
      • a political party or group holding moderate opinions:
        "a new center party"
      • (in many sports) the middle player in a line or group:
        "many coaches instruct their center to charge viciously on all plays"
      • basketball
        the player who is positioned near the basket and is typically tallest on the team:
        "only 10 centers averaged more than 10 points per game last year"
      • a core, such as the filling in a piece of chocolate:
        "truffles with liqueur centers"
      • a pivot or axis of rotation:
        "the galactic rotation of the solar system around the galactic center"
        Similar:
        center point
      • baseball
        short for center field.
        "he flied out to center"
      • a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine.
    2. the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused:
      "the city was a center of discontent" · "two issues at the center of the healthcare debate"
      • the most important place in the respect specified:
        "Geneva was then the center of the international world"
    3. a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated:
      "a center for medical research" · "a shopping center"
    verb
    centre (verb)
    1. (be centered in)
      occur mainly in or around (a specified place):
      "the mercantile association was centered in northern Germany"
      • (center around/oncenter something around/on)
        have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme):
        "the case centers around the couple's adopted children" · "the plot centers on two young men" · "he is centering his discussion on an analysis of patterns of mortality"
        Similar:
        be based
        revolve around
        have as its starting point
    2. place in the middle:
      "to center the needle, turn the knob"
      • (in soccer, hockey, and other team games) kick, hit, or throw the ball from the side to the middle of the playing area:
        "he centered from a difficult position on the left"
      • american football
        pass (the ball) back from the ground to another player to begin a down; snap:
        "West Virginia's offense lined up to center the ball"
      • ice hockey
        play the central position in (a line of three forwards):
        "Derlago will center Leafs' No. 1 line with Vaive and Clark on wings"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’.
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  2. Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 4.0 / 2 votes

    1. Centre noun a low-lying region in central France ...
    2. center, centre, middle, heart, eye noun ...
    3. center, centre, midpoint noun ...
    4. center, centre noun ...
    5. center, centre noun ...
    6. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty noun ...
    7. center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention noun ...
    8. center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre noun ...
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