centrality
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ɪ noun, plural cen·tral·i·ties.
1.
a central position or state: the centrality of the sun.
2.
a vital, critical, or important position: the centrality of education to modern civilization.
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centrality (sɛnˈtrælɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| the state or condition of being central | |
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Centrality
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
College campuses seem to have lost their centrality.
It shows you the centrality of the automobile in our culture.
Opposing the centrality of negotiations is not a principle but a pragmatic reading of current reality.
The idea of the neurons' centrality to social intelligence is gaining ground.
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