centre
/ˈsɛntəː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.95 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
name
A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.
name
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.
name
Example Sentences
- "So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels."
- "The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries."
- "As Dodd wrote in ‘The Empty Nest,’ “To me, it was glaringly obvious that parting from a child who has been the centre of your life for twenty-odd years is a really big deal. Yet while new parents are bombarded with advice, empty nest parents are left to muddle through what is arguably the most challenging phase of parenting.”"
- "One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co."
- "A contribution to a wall newspaper of which I was an editor in our sector poked fun at the never-changing menu in the school cafeteria. It centred on the various and devious methods used in serving us hamburger. One time it would be called hamburger, another time bifshtek, then cutlet, and sneakiest of all, schnitzel—the only difference among them was usually only in their shape or whether bread crumbs had been used."
Etymology
From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsɛntəː/
Usage
- Canadian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage