Meaning & use

centred

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Positioned in or focused toward the middle point; balanced and emotionally or mentally stable.

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The logo is centred at the top of the page.

After months of therapy, she finally felt calm and centred.

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"Centred" is the standard British spelling, while American English uses "centered."

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off-centerunbalanced

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