pericentric

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adjective

pericentral

OriginEnglish centric ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per- →
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Meanings

adjectivepericentric (comparative more pericentric, superlative most pericentric)

comparative more pericentric · superlative most pericentric

  1. pericentral
  2. astronomyOf or pertaining to a pericentre
  3. biologyOf or pertaining to the centromere of a chromosome

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishcentric
  5. Englishpericentric

From peri- + centric.

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APA

pericentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericentric

MLA

“pericentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericentric.

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