Etymology

centric

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Today it means: Being in the centre; central. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεντρικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεντρικός
  2. English todaycentric

From Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós), equivalent to centre + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκεντρικός all →

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