centerpiece

CEFRC1

/sˈɛntəˌrpis/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An attractive object placed in the middle of a table or display.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    US standard spelling of centrepiece.

Examples

  • A Roman coin from the third century CE is the centerpiece of his collection.

  • Mark was in charge of creating the centerpiece for the party.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • The debt is fictional, the families’ lawyers said in Thursday’s filing, and “a centerpiece of Jones’s plan to avoid compensating the Sandy Hook families.”

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

For the wedding table, they chose a tall floral blank with candles.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From center + piece.