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Noun: centrepiece  'sen-tu(r),pees
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: centerpiece)
  1. The central or most important feature
    "education was the centrepiece of the Democratic Party's political platform";
    - centerpiece [US]
     
  2. Something placed at the centre of something else (as on a table)
    "A vase of fresh flowers served as the centrepiece for the dinner table";
    - centerpiece [US]

Derived forms: centrepieces

Type of: characteristic, decoration, feature, ornament, ornamentation

Encyclopedia: Centrepiece