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centre

noun
/ˈsɛntəː/UK/ˈsɛntɚ/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from κέντρον
  2. derived from centrum
  3. derived from centre
  4. inherited from center

Definitions

  1. Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of…

    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.
    • The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.

  2. Alternative spelling of center.

    • 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.

  3. A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.

    2. Centre County, Pennsylvania.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA