center
cen
ˈsɛn
sen
ter
tər
tēr
/ˈsɛntə/
centre

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "center"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ

the middle part or point of an area or object
center definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cake had a cream-filled center that tasted delicious.
āϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ-āĻ­āϰāĻž āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ

the part of a city or town in which most of the shops, offices, and entertainment facilities are located
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center definition and meaning
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āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

a large building or complex with shops, businesses, and entertainment for people to visit
center definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The center includes a food court, clothing stores, and a cinema.
āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āĻĄ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟ, āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāĻ 

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž

a specific location or facility where a particular activity, function, or purpose is focused
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The research center focuses on developing new technologies for renewable energy.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ—āĻžāρāĻ 

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽā§‚āϞ

the most important or defining aspect of an idea or concept
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At the center of the philosophy is the belief in individual freedom.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ

the object upon which interest and attention focuses
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ

the middle of a military or naval formation
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

politically moderate persons; centrists
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ

a place where a certain activity, business, or interest is mostly gathered or focused
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The town became a center for learning.
āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
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āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

the tallest player on the basketball team who is positioned near the basket
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our basketball team is looking for a tall and strong center who can dominate the paint.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϖ⧁āρāϜāϛ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āφāϧāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

the position of a basketball player who typically plays near the basket, responsible for scoring close-range shots
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When playing the center, he focuses on scoring in the post.
āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

the position of an offensive lineman in American football who is responsible for snapping the ball to the quarterback and blocking defenders
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The player who was playing the center blocked the defenders effectively.
āϝ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ

a position in hockey played by a forward who is placed in the middle of the ice, responsible for taking faceoffs, setting up plays, and scoring goals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She scored a goal in her first time playing the center.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ

the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻšāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϏ

a pass or play from the side to the middle of the field to set up a scoring opportunity in games like soccer or hockey
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She practiced her centers to improve her accuracy.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻž

to be the main object of interest, attention, or concern
to center definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the meeting, discussions will center on strategies for increasing productivity in the workplace.
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

direct one's attention on something
to center definition and meaning
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

move into the center
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ

exactly in the middle of two limits
center definition and meaning
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€

of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
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