center, centre

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n.

point equally distant from all points on a circumference

1) dead center, centre

2) at, in the center, centre (at the center, centre of a circle)

central point

3) a storm center, centre (also fig.)

4) at, in a center, centre (at the center, centre of operations; right in the center, centre of activity)

location where an activity takes place; focus of activity

5) an amusement; birthing (AE), childbearing (AE); business, commercial; civic; communications; community; convention; crisis; cultural; day-care; fashion; financial; health; industrial; job (BE); literary; manufacturing; medical; research; science; senior-citizen; separation (mil.); service; shopping; social; trade; wine-producing center, centre

6) (fig.) a nerve; storm center, centre

7) a national; world center, centre

group of nerve cells

8) a nerve center, centre

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v. (d; intr., tr.) to center, centre on, upon (attention center, centreed on their opening statements)