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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary epi·cen·ter ETYMOLOGY New Latin epicentrum, from epi- + Latin centrumcenter DATE 1887 1. the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake — compare hypocenter 12. center 2a, b, c the epicenter of world finance Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged epi·center \|epə̇, |epē+\ noun Etymology: New Latin epicentrum, from epi- + Latin centrum center — more at center 1. also epi·centrum \“+\ : the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake 2. : center 2 < the White House, that epicenter of world power — Stewart Alsop > |
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