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centerpiece en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English piece English centerpiece From center + piece.

Meanings

1. (US, alt-of, standard) US standard spelling of centrepiece.
   alt of centrepiece
   • The debt is fictional, the families’ lawyers said in Thursday’s filing, and “a centerpiece of Jones’s plan to avoid compensating the Sandy Hook families.” 2022 August 25, Elizabeth Williamson, “Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2022:

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