centrementcentermentn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ərmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < centre v. + -ment suffix. N.E.D. (1889) gives the definition ‘the action of centring; that in or about which anything is centred’. This was based on the following quotation, which represents a misreading of centrepoint (for correct reading see quot. 1877 for centre point n. at centre n.¹ and adj. Compounds 1):1882 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. II. i. 122/3 [Quoting R. L. Stevenson] That state in which another person becomes to us the very gist and centrement of God's creation. Compare earlier use in self-centrement ( < self- prefix + centre v. + -ment suffix, probably after self-centred adj.):1856 Brit. Controversialist New Ser. 1 195 This tendency towards self-centrement educes in each the feeling of personality.

rare.

The action or process of centring (something).

ΚΠ

1975 SubStance 4 140 The biologically necessitated social centrement that occurs in all human communities.

1996 N. B. Jones et al. in S. Kent Cultural Diversity among Twentieth-cent. Foragers vii. 182 In 1992, several instances of trading meat were observed and they seemed to be associated with..the latest settlement efforts (the ‘Hadza Centrement Scheme’ and a newly initiated Pentecostal mission).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centrement
释义	centrementcentermentn. Brit. /ˈsɛntəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < centre v. + -ment suffix. N.E.D. (1889) gives the definition ‘the action of centring; that in or about which anything is centred’. This was based on the following quotation, which represents a misreading of centrepoint (for correct reading see quot. 1877 for centre point n. at centre n.¹ and adj. Compounds 1):1882 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. II. i. 122/3 [Quoting R. L. Stevenson] That state in which another person becomes to us the very gist and centrement of God's creation. Compare earlier use in self-centrement ( < self- prefix + centre v. + -ment suffix, probably after self-centred adj.):1856 Brit. Controversialist New Ser. 1 195 This tendency towards self-centrement educes in each the feeling of personality. rare. The action or process of centring (something). ΚΠ 1975 SubStance 4 140 The biologically necessitated social centrement that occurs in all human communities. 1996 N. B. Jones et al. in S. Kent Cultural Diversity among Twentieth-cent. Foragers vii. 182 In 1992, several instances of trading meat were observed and they seemed to be associated with..the latest settlement efforts (the ‘Hadza Centrement Scheme’ and a newly initiated Pentecostal mission). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1975
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