central

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/]

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Senses

1. central (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Being in the centre.

Example: Egyption Thebes; / Tyre by the margin of the sounding waves; / Palmyra, central in the Desert, fell; / And the Arts died by which they had been raised.

2. central (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Having or containing the centre of something.

3. central (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Being very important, or key to something.

Example: Cleverley was a central figure as England took the lead inside three minutes. He saw his shot handled by Moldovan defender Simion Bulgaru and Lampard drilled home the penalty in trademark fashion.

4. central (noun) — sense 4

Definition: center

Structure of the word

Roots:

ḱent (Proto-Indo-European)

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Roots: ḱent

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