Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entertainment center

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: en-ter-tain-men-t -cen-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of furniture designed to house and organize consumer electronic devices such as televisions, audio systems and video game consoles.

American usage

noun

A location where people congregate to be entertained by performances or amusing activities.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Over-all view of the author's home "entertainment center" which includes a TV set and bookshelves in addition to the amplifier and speaker enclosure."
"And if you want to go the whole route, a videodisc machine is certainly a welcome addition to any entertainment center."
"The first step in finding the right entertainment center is to measure your electronics—depth, width, and height."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

entertainment centers (plural) entertainment centre (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

breakfront

Questions

What does entertainment center mean?: A piece of furniture designed to house and organize consumer electronic devices such as televisions, audio systems and video game consoles.

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