Centre and Source

Centre

Centre noun - An area that is approximately central within some larger region.

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Source and centre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Centre".

Nearby Words: center, central, centrally, centred, centrum

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Centre and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Centre" instead a noun "Source".

known	known centre	known source
common	common centre	common source
visible	visible centre	visible source
strong	strong centre	strong source
Other adjectives: real, big, great, excellent, main, alternative, important, key, new, major, alternate, different, biggest.

Peel has the Met's training centre at Hendon (featured in Hot Fuzz) named after him and his name is the source of two of the British English terms for police officers.

Source: Useful Notes / British Coppers
The Eighth Doctor novel "The Adventuress of Henrietta Street" suggests that the second heart might be the source of some sort of psychic link between the Time Lords and Gallifrey, and the control centre for their various alien traits (regeneration, rapid healing, sensitivity to time etc).

Source: Spare Body Parts
It also acts as a source of Wish Fulfillment: specifically, the idea that every independent, hardened and just plain jerkish love interest (male or female) has a squishy emotional centre that will embrace you after you crack the outer shell.

Source: Tsundere

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Source and Centre. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/source

Centre & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/source>.

Source or Centre. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/source.

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