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central

1

[sen-truhl]

adjective

  1. of or forming the center.

    the central hut in the village.

  2. in, at, or near the center.

    a central position.

  3. constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend.

    a central office.

  4. principal; chief; dominant.

    the play's central character.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  5. Anatomy, Zoology.

    1. of or relating to the central nervous system.

    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.

  6. Phonetics.(of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.

  7. Physics.(of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.



noun

  1. (formerly)

    1. a main telephone exchange.

    2. a telephone operator at such an exchange.

central

2

[sen-trahl, sen-trahl]

noun

plural

centrals 
,

plural

centrales .
  1. (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.

Central

3

[sen-truhl]

noun

  1. a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).

central

/ ˈɛԳٰə /

adjective

  1. in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something

    the central street in a city

    the central material of a golf ball

  2. main, principal, or chief; most important

    the central cause of a problem

    1. of or relating to the central nervous system

    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra

  3. of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue held in an intermediate position halfway between the positions for back and front vowels, as for the a of English soda

  4. (of a force) directed from or towards a point

  5. informal(immediately postpositive) used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundance

    nostalgia central

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • centrally adverb
  • ˈԳٰ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of central1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin Գٰ, “centrally located,” equivalent to centr(um) center + - -al 1

Origin of central2

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin American Spanish, special use of Spanish central central 1
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I was lucky enough to see him at a party in central London recently, where I got a sneak preview of the new album - a blend of his signature pop-punk and emotional depth.

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My phones buzzes with a message from a colleague saying thousands of hungry Palestinians have looted an aid truck in central Gaza, as desperation over food shortages mounts.

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Even now, scars of decades of war are still visible - like in the central district of Shangani where there are bombed-out buildings.

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"His best position, and the position that has been earmarked him for him in talks with Arne Slot, is that number 10 central role," said Honigstein.

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Palestinians are reported to have been killed and wounded in another shooting as they gathered near an aid distribution site in central Gaza.

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