Standard Lemma guide

centrally

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsɛnt.ɹə.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S EH1 N T R AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: location

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The theater is centrally located

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: peripherally

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English centrally From central + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: centralment — in a central manner or situation
  • Esperanto: centre — in a central manner or situation
  • Finnish: keskeisesti — in a central manner or situation
  • French: centralement — in a central manner or situation
  • Greek: κεντρικά (kentriká) — in a central manner or situation
  • Hungarian: központilag — in a central manner or situation
  • Italian: centralmente — in a central manner or situation
  • Polish: centralnie — in a central manner or situation
  • Portuguese: centralmente — in a central manner or situation
  • Spanish: centralmente — in a central manner or situation
  • Ukrainian: центра́льно (centrálʹno) — in a central manner or situation
Real reading context

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