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Definition of
center around phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
center around
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
center around/on/upon somebody/something
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center something around/on/upon somebody/something
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to be or make someone or something become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place
State occasions always centered around the king.
Discussions were centered on developments in Eastern Europe.
picture at
shape
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center
noun
center
verb
center around
phrasal verb
center back
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centerboard
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