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dabbling

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

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Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a monetary unit equal to 1/100 of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand)
— see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table
a coin, token, or note representing one cent
the fen of the People's Republic of China

abbreviation

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Examples

Noun

//A dime is worth 10 cents.

First Known Use

Noun

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred

centerpiece

noun

cen·ter·piece

ˈsen-tər-ˌpēs ˈse-nər-

Definition

an object occupying a central position
especially an adornment in the center of a table
one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole //the centerpiece of a political agenda

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bottom line bull's-eye core crux essence gist heart kernel keynote meat meat and potatoes net nub nubbin nucleus pith pivot point root sum

Examples

//resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

centerpiece

noun

Synonyms

the central part or aspect of something under consideration //resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations
Synonyms

bottom line bull's-eye core crux essence gist heart kernel keynote meat meat and potatoes net nub nubbin nucleus pith pivot point root sum
Related Words

course direction drift tenor
body content substance
hypothesis proposition purport subject theme thesis
Synonymous Phrases

sum and substance the long and short (or the long and the short)

ceremony

noun

cer·e·mo·ny

ˈser-ə-ˌmō-nē ˈsent

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a monetary unit equal to 1/100 of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand)
— see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table
a coin, token, or note representing one cent
the fen of the People's Republic of China

abbreviation

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Examples

Noun

//A dime is worth 10 cents.

First Known Use

Noun

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred

centerpiece

noun

cen·ter·piece

ˈsen-tər-ˌpēs ˈse-nər-

Definition

an object occupying a central position
especially an adornment in the center of a table
one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole //the centerpiece of a political agenda

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bottom line bull's-eye core crux essence gist heart kernel keynote meat meat and potatoes net nub nubbin nucleus pith pivot point root sum

Examples

//resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

centerpiece

noun

Synonyms

the central part or aspect of something under consideration //resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations
Synonyms

bottom line bull's-eye core crux essence gist heart kernel keynote meat meat and potatoes net nub nubbin nucleus pith pivot point root sum
Related Words

course direction drift tenor
body content substance
hypothesis proposition purport subject theme thesis
Synonymous Phrases

sum and substance the long and short (or the long and the short)

ceremony

noun

cer·e·mo·ny

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