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单词 pluricentral
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pluricentraladj.

Brit. /ˌplʊərɪˈsɛntr(ə)l/, /ˌplɔːrɪˈsɛntr(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəˈsɛntr(ə)l/
Forms: 1900s plurocentral (rare), 1900s– pluricentral.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin plūr- , plūs , central adj.; pluri- comb. form, central adj.
Etymology: In quot. 1902 < classical Latin plūr-, plūs more (see plus prep., n., adv., and adj.) + -o- connective + central adj. In later use < pluri- comb. form + central adj.
Having more than one centre; multi-centred.
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1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Apr. 908/2 Cancers either started from one centre (unicentral or monocentral), or from many centres (multicentral or plurocentral).
1907 N.E.D. at Pluri- Pluricentral, having more than one centre or nucleus.
1968 Cumulated Index Medicus 9 5162/3 Multifocal and pluricentral cancerization by oncogenic Polyoma virus.
2001 S. Amin in F. Houtart & F. Polet Other Davos ix. 62 A framework of interdependence which emphasized the region..could also contribute to the construction of a pluricentral and non-imperialist world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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