pluricentric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌplɔːɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/ (obsolete)
- /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹək/ (General-American)
Etymology
From pluri- + -centric.
Meanings
-
Having more than one center; multicentric.
Tumors which appear to grow from a single focus are spoken of as unicentric. Some growths are clearly pluricentric, or multicentric.
1910, John George Adami with Albert George Nicholls, The Principles of Pathology, page 693:
- (of a language) Having several interacting codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pluricentric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pluricentric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
monocentric (antonym(s) of “having several standard forms”)