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Definition: Centerpiece |
CenterpieceNoun1. Placed at the center of something (as on a table). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "centerpiece" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1861. (references) |
Synonym: CenterpieceSynonym: centrepiece (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Centerpiece |
| English words defined with "centerpiece": epergne ♦ Pentaptych. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "centerpiece": Earth Observing System, Earth Science Enterprise. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "centerpiece": Clavy. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Sectional axonometric views. Measured drawing delineated by Roland Rodriguez, 1983. (Reproduction Number: HABS TX-319, sheet 2 of 12) The church depicted in these axonometric views is one of the oldest surviving mission churches in the American Southwest. Built in the mid-eighteenth century by Franciscan monks from Spain, the church once served as the centerpiece of a large missionary compound. In its heyday, the mission included a convent, farmland, workshops, a granary, and a pueblo, or quarters, for christianized American Indians. In common with many Catholic churches built at the same time in Spain and Europe, this church features a vaulted stone roof, twin towers, and a dome over the crossing. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Tables, Chairs and Centerpiece" by David Sinofksy Commentary: "Picture of the Set-Up of Tables and Chairs before My Sister's Wedding in September of 2000." | "Reflected Light" by Lynn Cummings Commentary: "Candle centerpiece at a wedding reception." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Because there is no known effective treatment for the hemorrhagic fevers caused by filoviruses, transmission prevention through application of VHF isolation precautions is currently the centerpiece of filovirus control. (references) | |
Business | Envisioned as the centerpiece of this capability will be the establishment of an air reaction component with the flexibility to tailor forces to any situation. (references) | |
The centerpiece of this effort has been the new Foreign Investment Promotion Act (FIPA), which became effective on November 17, 1998 (replacing the previous Act on Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Capital Inducement). (references) | ||
Economic History | Egypt | The annual Cairo International Trade Fair held in the spring is the historical centerpiece of Egyptian trade promotion events. (references) |
Portugal | Nevertheless, as noted above, the ruling Socialist Party's (PS) alleged lack of fiscal restraint is the centerpiece of political debate in the country. (references) | |
Belize | The Ministry of Tourism is confident that another IDB-funded project, the "Tourism Development Project," will make Belize the Mundo Maya centerpiece for travelers to Central America. (references) | |
Political Economy | ECUADOR | The Noboa government confirmed its commitment to dollarize as the centerpiece of its economic recovery strategy. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | I called it the centerpiece of my efforts to reform and reorganize the government. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Reemployment, not unemployment, must become the centerpiece of our economic renewal. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Centerpiece" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Centerpiece" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "centerpiece"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 焦点 (Centrepiece, FOCAL, focally, Foci, FOCUS, Focuses). (various references) | |
French | entre deux. (various references) | |
German | Mittelstück (centre). (various references) | |
Hungarian | asztaldísz (centre-piece). (various references) | |
Italian | centrotavola (centrepiece). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | enterpiececay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | peça central. (various references) | |
Russian | основной продукт (staple). (various references) | |
Spanish | centro de mesa. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "centerpiece": centerpieces. (additional references) | |
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"Centerpiece" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: centrepages, Centreparc, Centreparcs. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "centerpiece" (pronounced se"nterpē's) |
| 5 | -t er p ē' s | altarpiece, masterpiece. |
| 3 | -p ē' s | crosspiece, eyepiece, mouthpiece, showpiece, timepiece. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-e-i-n-p-r-t" | |
-2 letters: epicenter, reticence. | |
-3 letters: precinct, prentice, pretence, terpenic. | |
-4 letters: centric, creepie, eccrine, enteric, enticer, epicene, percent, precent, preteen, receipt, teenier, terpene. | |
-5 letters: center, centre, cerite, cretic, cretin, entice, entire, entree, eterne, incept, pecten, pectic, pectin, peerie, piecer, pierce, pincer, prince, pterin, recent, recept, recipe, recite, repent, repine, retene, retine, teener, teepee, tenrec, tierce, triene. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-e-e-e-i-n-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: centerpieces. | |
+5 letters: mechanoreceptive. | |
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