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centered

/ˈsɛn.təɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tered
IPA
/ˈsɛn.təɹd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Middlemost; located at the center.

adj

Emotionally stable, calm, serene; having a balanced mind.

Canadian usage; American usage

verb

simple past and past participle of center

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛn.təɹd/
  • British English: /ˈsɛn.təd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more centered (comparative) most centered (superlative) centred (alternative, Commonwealth)

Derived Forms

centeredness exocentered multicentered noncentered uncentered

Phrases

body-centered centered dot child-centered dead-centered face-centered high centered high-centered self-centered

Synonyms

centred

Homonyms

centred

Rhymes With

entered self-centered mentored centred

Questions

How do you pronounce centered?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.təɹd/.
What does centered mean?
Middlemost; located at the center.

How to pronounce centered

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