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centerpiece

 
Dictionary: cen·ter·piece   (sĕn'tər-pēs') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. Something in a central position, especially a decorative object or arrangement placed at the center of a table.
  2. The central or most important feature: “Now comes decontrol, the centerpiece of [the President's] energy program” (Tom Alexander).

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Architecture: centerpiece
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An ornament placed in the middle of something, as a decoration in the center of the ceiling.


 
WordNet: centerpiece
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: placed at the center of something (as on a table)
  Synonym: centrepiece


 
Translations: Centerpiece
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opsats, borddekoration

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvallendste voorwerp, sierlijk voorwerp voor op tafel

Français (French)
n. - décoration centrale, clou (d'une exposition)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tafelschmuck, Kernstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεντρικό στοιχείο, διακοσμητικός ομφαλός

Italiano (Italian)
centrino, rosone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peça (f) decorativa no centro da mesa

Русский (Russian)
декоративное украшение в центре стола, главный экспонат коллекции

Español (Spanish)
n. - centro de mesa, atracción principal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bordsuppsats, mittpunkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
中心装饰品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 中心裝飾品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중앙부 장식, 중심물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中央に置く飾り物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قطعه تزين وسط الطاوله, أهم جز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קישוט מרכזי‬


 
 
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