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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•tric (sen′trik),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- Anatomy, Physiologypertaining to or originating at a nerve center.
Also, cen′tri•cal. - Greek kentrikós of, pertaining to a cardinal point, equivalent. to kéntr(on) (see center) + -ikos -ic
- 1580–90
cen′tri•cal•ly, adv. cen•tric•i•ty (sen tris′i tē),USA pronunciation n. -centric, - a combining form with the meanings "having a center or centers'' of the specified number or kind (polycentric);
"centered upon, focused around'' that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric).
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