different between centre vs infoshop

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron), from ??????? (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sen.t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.t?/, [?s?.???]
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): [?s????]
• Hyphenation: cen?tre
• Rhymes: -?nt?(r)
• Homophone: sinner (pin-pen merger)
• Homophone: center

Noun

centre (plural centres)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center

Translations

Anagrams

• Center, center, recent, tenrec

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron), from ??????? (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?sen.t??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?sen.t?e/

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

1. center (point in the interior of a circle)
2. center (middle portion of something)
3. center (place where some function or activity occurs)
4. center (topic that is particularly important)
5. downtown (business center of a city)

Derived terms

Related terms

• central
• cèntric

Further reading

• “centre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “centre” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “centre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “centre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Adverb

centre

1. centrally

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron, “sharp point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??t?/
  • (FR) IPA^(key): [s??t?], [s??t?]

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

1. centre, center
2. (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “centre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• créent
• récent

Portuguese

Verb

centre

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
3. first-person singular imperative of centrar
4. third-person singular imperative of centrar

Spanish

Verb

centre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of centrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of centrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of centrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of centrar.

English

Etymology

info +? shop

Noun

infoshop (plural infoshops)

1. A storefront or social centre that serves as a node for the distribution of political information and resources for local activists.

Anagrams

• hopfions