Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centerpiece

/sˈɛntɚpˌis/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: cen-ter-piece
IPA: /sˈɛntɚpˌis/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US standard spelling of centrepiece.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The debt is fictional, the families’ lawyers said in Thursday’s filing, and “a centerpiece of Jones’s plan to avoid compensating the Sandy Hook families.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English piece English centerpiece From center + piece.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

centerpieces (plural)

Synonyms

centrepiece

Questions

How do you pronounce centerpiece?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛntɚpˌis/.
What does centerpiece mean?: US standard spelling of centrepiece.
Where does centerpiece come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English piece English centerpiece From center + piece.

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