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centre.

Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛntəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈsɛntʰəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛntɚ/[ˈsɛntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɛntʰɹ̩]
  1. Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈsɛntəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈsɛntʰəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛntɚ/[ˈsɛntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɛntʰɹ̩]
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Where this word comes from

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.

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