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• cen|ter|piece — «SEHN tuhr PEES», noun. 1. an ornamental piece of glass or lace or an arrangement of flowers for the center of a dining table, buffet, or mantel. 2. any piece which is located in the center of something. 3. the principal or dominant feature (of a …   Useful english dictionary

• centerpiece — cen|ter|piece [ sentər,pis ] noun count 1. ) a decoration or arrangement of flowers that you put in the middle of something, especially in the middle of a table 2. ) the most important feature of something: Clearly health care is the centerpiece… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• centerpiece — cen•ter•piece [[t]ˈsɛn tərˌpis[/t]] n. 1) an ornamental object used on the center of a dining table 2) cvb the central or outstanding point or feature • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang

• Centerpiece — Cen ter*piece , Centrepiece Cen tre*piece , n. 1. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure. [1913 Webster] 2. the central or most important feature of an activity, plan, or object; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Centrepiece — Centerpiece Cen ter*piece , Centrepiece Cen tre*piece , n. 1. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure. [1913 Webster] 2. the central or most important feature of an activity, plan, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• center — cen|ter1 [ sentər ] noun *** ▸ 1 middle ▸ 2 building/area for something ▸ 3 of attention ▸ 4 not left or right wing ▸ 5 player in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the middle of a space or area: in the center of the room a ) the point that is in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• Grenoble — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Grenoble (homonymie). 45° 11′ 16″ N 5° 43′ 37″ E …   Wikipédia en Français

• List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …   Wikipedia