subcenter

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noun

A local center in a larger network

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Meanings

nounsubcenter (plural subcenters)

plural subcenters · alternative subcentre

  1. USA local center in a larger network

    But in Chicago now, the boxes are part of IPAS, which is growing as fast as Bell can add boxes in its subcenters.

    1988 February 26, Michael Miner, “Tele-Visions/Further Adventures of Chuck Ashman”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2015

Origin

From sub- + center.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

subcenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcenter

MLA

“subcenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcenter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcenter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcenter.

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