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- pronunciation:
- sen
trl
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
in the center or being the center.
The library is in the central part of town.- synonyms:
- middle
- antonyms:
- outlying
- similar words:
- intermediate
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definition 2: |
main or principal; most important.
Harry is the central character in the book.- synonyms:
- chief, crucial, key, main, principal
- similar words:
- cardinal, essential, fundamental
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related words: |
basic, capital, interior, internal, middle, primary, vital |
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derivation: |
centrally (adv.) |
The word central
contains the following parts:
centr, centri, centro
Greek
root
that means center
Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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