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Centre
n 1: a low-lying region in central France
2: an area that is approximately central within some larger
region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into
the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the
storm" [synonym: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}]
3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the
extremities of a figure [synonym: {center}, {centre}, {midpoint}]
4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they
received messages from several centers" [synonym: {center},
{centre}]
5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is
enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [synonym: {center},
{centre}]
6: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [synonym: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center},
{centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul},
{inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-
gritty}]
7: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
stories made him the center of the party" [synonym: {center},
{centre}, {center of attention}, {centre of attention}]
8: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
[synonym: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
9: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were
raising money to build a new center for research" [synonym:
{center}, {centre}]
v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not
centered" [synonym: {center}, {centre}]
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [synonym: {concentrate},
{focus}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]