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CENTRE OF ATTENTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The object upon which interest and attention focuses
Example:
his stories made him the center of the party
Synonyms:
center; center of attention; centre; centre of attention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("centre of attention" is a kind of...):
object (the focus of cognitions or feelings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "centre of attention"):
conversation piece (something interesting that stimulates conversation)
crosshairs (a center of interest)
cynosure (something that strongly attracts attention and admiration)
eye-catcher (a striking person or thing that attracts attention)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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