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centrality

[sen-tral-i-tee]

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noun, plural cen·tral·i·ties.

a central position or state: the centrality of the sun.

a vital, critical, or important position: the centrality of education to modern civilization.

Origin:
1640–50; central¹ + -ity

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centrality (sɛnˈtrælɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
	the state or condition of being central

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centrality

1640s, from central + -ity.

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