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centerpiece

[sen-ter-pees]

noun

  1. an ornamental object used in a central position, especially on the center of a dining-room table.

  2. the central or outstanding point or feature.

    The centerpiece of the evening was a play put on by the employees.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of centerpiece1

First recorded in 1830–40; center + piece
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I know, during oral argument, there was a broader range of conversation happening than what I understood to be the actual centerpiece of the case.

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The centerpiece of that plan was a $385-million training base in the western suburbs of Paris that included training, education and accommodation facilities for 140 academy players.

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The film’s unconventional narrative construction and big, undeniable centerpiece dance sequence are little more than smoke and mirrors, distracting us from realizing that Flanagan’s script doesn’t have anything new or practical to say.

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“Smart Girls,” depending on whose mythology you read, was supposed to be the centerpiece and/or big closing number of his Sire Records album “Sweet Insanity.”

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If a team won a championship, he said, the centerpiece would go into the trophy, while the other would be embedded on a totem displayed in the Saudi capital.

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