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(adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; "a central position" "central heating and air conditioning" |
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Antonyms: peripheral |
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(satellite adjective) centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location" |
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(adjective) constituting a center or having controlling authority; where all the important decisions are made; "the central office is in Atlanta"; "our central government"; "the central library" |
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Antonyms: local |
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(noun) a telecommunications facility |
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Synonyms: exchange, telephone exchange |
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Related Words: centrex, patchboard, plugboard, switchboard, work, workplace |
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(adjective) used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; "the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa" |
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(satellite adjective) serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" |
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Synonyms: cardinal, fundamental, key, primal |
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