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centered

[ sen-terd ]

adjective

  1. having a central axis:

    a centered arc.

  2. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center:

    The illustration was centered on the page.

  3. Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen:

    a centered dot between syllables.



centered

/ ˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. the US spelling of centred
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·t adjective
  • ɱ-t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of centered1

First recorded in 1580–90; center + -ed 3
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“Perhaps in my self centered mess I felt it was my fault that I showed him those dirty magazines when he was 6 and then we acted out what we saw.”

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An unnamed friend of Iamaleava’s family told Front Office Sports that the dissatisfaction with the Volunteers centered on the need to bolster the offensive line and receiving corps, not a demand for additional compensation.

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“I was so centered and calm. I didn’t feel gutted. I didn’t feel any of those kinds of things. I just trusted, and am in trust of, whatever is going to unfold.”

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While the quake, which was centered near Julian, sent shaking across the region, there were no reported injuries or major damage.

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The temblor was centered near the San Diego County mountain town of Julian.

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