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   ep·i·cen·ter

   /ˈepəˌsen(t)ər/

   noun

   • 1. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
   • ▪ the central point of something, typically a difficult or unpleasant situation: "the patient was at the epicenter of concern"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Greek epikentros ‘situated on a center’, from epi ‘upon’ + kentron ‘center’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. epicentral adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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