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   Cen·tral

   /ˈsentrəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, at, or forming the center: "the station has a central courtyard" Similar middlecenterhalfwaymidwaymidmedianmedialmeanmiddlingintermediateintermedialmesialinnerinnermostmiddlemidinteriornuclearOpposite sideextremeouter
   • ▪ accessible from a variety of places: "coaches met at a central location"
   • ▪ (of a vowel) articulated in the center of the mouth.
   • 2. of the greatest importance; principal or essential: "his preoccupation with American history is central to his work" Similar mainchiefprincipalprimaryleadingforemostfirstmost importantpredominantdominant(most) prominentkeycrucialvitalessentialbasicfundamentalcorestaplecriticalpivotalsalientprimefocalpremierparamountmajorrulingmastersupremeoverridingcardinalcapitalpreeminentultimateuppermosthighestutmosttoptopmostarch-informal:number-oneOpposite subordinateminor
   • ▪ (of a group or organization) having controlling power over a country or another 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 center).

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   What is a central position?

   • a central position. a central office. the play's central character. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the central nervous system. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.

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   • The meaning of CENTRAL is containing or constituting a center. How to use central in a sentence.

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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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   • 1. Situated at, in, or near the center: the central states. 2. Forming the center. 3. Having dominant or controlling power or influence: the company's central office. 4.

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   Definitions of central. adjective. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area. “a central position” synonyms: amidship. located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft. bicentric. having two centers. bifocal. having two foci. center, halfway, middle, midway. equally distant from the extremes. centered.

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   of or forming the center: the central hut in the village. in, at, or near the center: a central position. constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend: a central office. principal; chief; dominant: the play's central character. Synonyms: primary, leading, key, main, major.

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   Central means situated at, in, or near the center, or having dominant or controlling power or influence. It can also refer to a telephone exchange, a vowel articulation, or a region in Scotland.

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