Kilo Lingo

centre

/ˈsen.tə/

Line drawing of centre
Coloured illustration of centre
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Translation

The middle point or part of something.

Word origin

From Latin centrum, meaning the middle point of a circle.

Origin
Latin
Root
centrum

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcentres

Examples

.

Here "centre" means the middle part of the town.

dot circle.

Here "centre" means the middle point.

sports .

"Centres" is the plural of "centre".

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This word is part of lesson 20.