centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē How to pronounce centrality (audio)
plural centralities
1
: the quality or state of being central
the centrality of television in our livesPopular Photography
2
: central situation
the centrality of the park in the city
3
: tendency to remain in or at the center

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But compared with its predecessor, this Nosferatu makes room for nearly all its female characters to get moments of centrality, humanity, and heroism. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025 Over the last year, Spectrum’s editors have noticed an emerging through line connecting several major stories: the centrality of technology to geopolitics. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025 The United States urgently needs to reach a bipartisan consensus on the centrality of hard power to U.S. foreign policy. Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 And that just hints at the centrality of why music for Black people everywhere is so central in that identity and exposure and communicating with the world. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for centrality 

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of centrality was in 1642

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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrality. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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