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centric

/ˈsɛntɹɪk/

adjective

What it means

  1. Being in the centre; central.

    So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.

    1661, John Donne, Elegie XVIII
  2. natural sciencesPertaining to a nerve centre.
  3. Being a member of the subclass Coscinodiscophyceae (corresponding to the Centrales.)

In a sentence

So we her ayres contemplate, words and heart, / And virtues; but we love the Centrique part.

1661, John Donne, Elegie XVIII

Where it comes from

  1. Ancient Greekκεντρικός
  2. Englishcentric

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

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