centennial
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～ the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
center
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～ the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
center
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～ the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
center
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～ the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
center
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～ the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
center
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～ a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
center
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～ a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
center
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～ politically moderate persons; centrists
center
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～ the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
center
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～ (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
center
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～ a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
center
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～ (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
center
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～ (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
center
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～ (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
center bit
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～ a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters
center
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～ mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
center
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～ an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
center
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～ the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
center
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～ a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
center
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～ a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"