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noun
a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
(of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
the existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
From poly- + -centrism.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
