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ep⋅i⋅cen⋅ter

  [ep-uh-sen-ter]
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–noun
1. Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
2. a focal point, as of activity: Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
Also, especially British, ep⋅i⋅cen⋅tre.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL epicentrum < Gk epíkentros on the center. See epi-, center

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅cen⋅tral, adjective
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