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Added 9 October 2026

centre

/ˈsɛntəː/ noun

Latin root: centrum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about centre at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

verb

Alternative spelling of center.

Origin

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.

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