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pluricentric

UK/ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/

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obsolete/ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/

pluricentric adjective: having more than one center; multicentric.

Adjective

pluricentric (comparative more pluricentric, superlative most pluricentric)

  1. Having more than one center; multicentric.
    • Tumors which appear to grow from a single focus are spoken of as unicentric. Some growths are clearly pluricentric, or multicentric.1910, John George Adami with Albert George Nicholls, The Principles of Pathology, page 693
  2. (of a language) Having several interacting codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries.

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Forms of pluricentric

comparativemore pluricentric
superlativemost pluricentric

Origin of pluricentric

From pluri- + -centric.

Questions about pluricentric

What does pluricentric mean?
Pluricentric means having more than one center; multicentric.
What part of speech is pluricentric?
Pluricentric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pluricentric?
Pluricentric is pronounced /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near pluricentric in the dictionary

  1. pluricanonical
  2. pluricarpellate
  3. pluricellular
  4. pluricellularity
  5. pluricentral
  6. pluricentric
  7. pluriclosed
  8. pluricolpate
  9. pluricolumnal
  10. pluricontinental
  11. pluricontinentalism

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