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centrality.

The state of being central.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛnˈtɹæl.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ti/General-American[sɛnˈtɹæl.ə.ɾi]General-American/senˈtɹæl.ə.ti/Australia
  1. The state of being central.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English centrality From central + -ity.

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