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Added 9 October 2026

central

/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/ noun

In Latin: centrālis, medius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about central at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.

adjective

Serving as an essential component.
a cardinal rule
In or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area.
a central position

Origin

Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron); by surface analysis, centre + -al.

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