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   central

   /ˈsɛntr(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. at the point or in the area that is in the middle of something: "the station has a central courtyard" Similar middlecentrehalfwaymidwaymidmedianmedialmeanmiddlingintermediateintermedialmesialinnerinnermostmiddlemidinteriornuclearOpposite sideextremeouter
   • ▪ accessible from a variety of places: "coaches met at a central location"
   • ▪ (of a vowel) articulated in the centre of the mouth.
   • 2. of the greatest importance; principal or essential: "his preoccupation with history is central to his work" Similar mainchiefprincipalprimaryleadingforemostfirstmost importantpredominantdominant(most) prominentkeycrucialvitalessentialbasicfundamentalcorestaplecriticalpivotalsalientprimefocalpremierparamountmajorrulingmastersupremeoverridingcardinalcapitalpre-eminentultimateuppermosthighestutmosttoptopmostarch-informal:number-oneOpposite subordinateminor
   • ▪ having or denoting supreme power over a country or organization: "central government"

   noun

   • 1. a place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing: informal North American "you're in workaholic central here"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre).

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   What is a central position?

   • 1. of or forming the center. 2. in, at, or near the center: a central position. 3. constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend: a central office. 4. principal; chief; dominant. 5. of or pertaining to the central nervous system.

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   What is the meaning of Central?

   • 1. in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something: the central street in a city; the central material of a golf ball. 2. main, principal, or chief; most important: the central cause of a problem. 3. (Anatomy) 4.

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   What does center mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CENTRAL definition: 1. in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part of something: 2. main or important: 3…. Learn more.

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   What is a central thing?

   • Central things are fundamental and important. Think about the center of a circle: it's right in the middle, equidistant from all sides. Similarly, anything central is in the middle of something. The central part of a city is downtown. You can also say something central is an important, crucial part of something.

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   Anything central is in the middle of something — or essential to it. Central things are fundamental and important.

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