centerpiece
pronunciation
How to pronounce centerpiece in British English:
UK ['sentəpi:s]
How to pronounce centerpiece in American English:
US ['sentəˌpis]
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- Noun:
- the central or most important feature
- something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
Word Origin
- centerpiece (n.)
- also center-piece, 1800, from center + piece (n.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1937.
Example
- 1. Fourth preserving and extending liberal international order should become the centerpiece of american grand strategy .
- 2. One of the most debated designs has been of the main castle , the centerpiece of every disney resort .
- 3. Despite a ballooning interest in basketball , there is no doubt that yao was the centerpiece of the nba 's allure in china .
- 4. The 30-inch-high bronze is the centerpiece of a museum room named after it , and postcards and t-shirts with its image are popular rome souvenirs .
- 5. And the centerpiece of the program is now the ted prize - an invention of mr. anderson 's that is designed to motivate the conference 's well-heeled audience to do something socially useful .