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Meaning of -centric | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2
/ˈsɛntrɪk/

Definitions

  1. Having a specified number of centres.
    morpheme
  2. Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Čeština -centrický
Deutsch -zentrisch
Español -céntrico
Français -centrique
Bahasa Indonesia -sentris
Italiano -centrico
Nederlands -centrisch
Polski -centryczny
Português -cêntrico
Svenska -centrisk

Examples

“When the staccato, Neptunes-ian single “Boyfriend” was released in March, musical prognosticators were quick to peg the album it portended, Believe, as Justin Bieber’s Justified, a grown-and-sexy, R&B-centric departure that evolved millennial teenybopper Justin Timberlake into one of the unifying pop-music figures of the aughts.”
“Decades of road-centric planning and policies have tilted the playing field strongly against public transport use.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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