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decentration

UK/diːsɛntˈɹeɪʃən/

decentration noun: the removal of something from a centre.

Noun

decentration (countable and uncountable, plural decentrations)

  1. The removal of something from a centre.

Forms of decentration

pluraldecentrations

Origin of decentration

From de- + centration.

Questions about decentration

What does decentration mean?
Decentration means the removal of something from a centre.
What part of speech is decentration?
Decentration is a noun.
How do you pronounce decentration?
Decentration is pronounced /diːsɛntˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decentration?
The plural of decentration is decentrations.

Words near decentration in the dictionary

  1. decentralizer
  2. decentralizers
  3. decentralizes
  4. decentralizing
  5. decentrally
  6. decentration
  7. decentrations
  8. decentre
  9. decentred
  10. decentrer
  11. decentrers

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