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central
1[ sen-truhl ]
adjective
- of or forming the center:
the central hut in the village.
- in, at, or near the center:
a central position.
- constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend:
a central office.
the play's central character.
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- of or relating to the central nervous system.
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
- 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.
- Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.
noun
- (formerly)
- a main telephone exchange.
- a telephone operator at such an exchange.
central
2[ sen-trahl; Spanish sen-trahl ]
noun
- (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.
Central
3[ sen-truhl ]
noun
- a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).
central
/ ˈsɛntrəl /
adjective
- in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something
the central material of a golf ball
the central street in a city
- main, principal, or chief; most important
the central cause of a problem
- of or relating to the central nervous system
- of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
- 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
- (of a force) directed from or towards a point
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˈcentrally, adverb
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- central·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of central1
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Example Sentences
Offending the other ones has been a central strategy for Paul over the last year.
President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
While the world fixated on Ukraine and Syria, a near-genocide ripped through central Africa, to little international fanfare.
It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.
At Grand Central Station, demonstrators held a die-in, Gothamist reported.
Most of my observations are in keeping with Skutch's detailed report of the species in Central America.
The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
It is not quite so level nor so perfectly cultivated as central Belgium, but is generally fertile and promises fairly.
But the central economic doctrine of cost can not be shaken by mere denunciation.
She opened a door at the back of the central hall and found herself in a pillared corridor with a door at either end.
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