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cen|sure /se nʃə ^r / (censures , censuring , censured ) VERB If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The ethics committee may take a decision to admonish him or to censure him. □ [V n + for ] I would not presume to censure Osborne for hating his mother. ● N‑UNCOUNT Censure is also a noun. □  It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.

cen|sus /se nsəs/ (censuses ) N‑COUNT A census is an official survey of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people's ages and jobs.

cent ◆◇◇ /se nt/ (cents )

1 N‑COUNT A cent is a small unit of money worth one-hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro. □  A cup of rice which cost thirty cents a few weeks ago is now being sold for up to one dollar. □  We haven't got a cent.

2 → see also per cent

cen|taur /se ntɔː ^r / (centaurs ) N‑COUNT In classical mythology, a centaur is a creature with the head, arms, and upper body of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.

cen|te|nar|ian /se nt I neə riən/ (centenarians ) N‑COUNT A centenarian is someone who is a hundred years old or older. □  Japan has more than 4,000 centenarians.

cen|te|nary /sentiː nəri, [AM ] -te n-/ (centenaries ) N‑COUNT The centenary of an event such as someone's birth is the 100th anniversary of that event. [mainly BRIT ] □ [+ of ] …an event marking the centenary of his birth. in AM, use centennial

cen|ten|nial /sente niəl/ N‑SING [oft N n] A centennial is the same as a centenary . [mainly AM , also BRIT , FORMAL ] □  Now his centennial Tate Modern show offers an overview of his career.

cen|ter /se ntə ^r / → see centre

cen|ti|grade /se nt I gre I d/ ADJ Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C. □  …daytime temperatures of up to forty degrees centigrade. ● N‑UNCOUNT Centigrade is also a noun. □  The number at the bottom is the recommended water temperature in Centigrade.

cen|ti|li|tre /se nt I liːtə ^r / (centilitres ) in AM, use centiliter N‑COUNT A centilitre is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten millilitres or one-hundredth of a litre.

cen|ti|me|tre /se nt I miːtə ^r / (centimetres ) in AM, use centimeter N‑COUNT A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimetres or one-hundredth of a metre. □  …a tiny fossil plant, only a few centimetres high.

cen|ti|pede /se nt I piːd/ (centipedes ) N‑COUNT A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs.

cen|tral ◆◆◆ /se ntrəl/

1 ADJ Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area. □  …Central America's Caribbean coast. □  …a rich woman living in central London. ●  cen|tral|ly ADV [ADV -ed, ADV after v] □  The main cabin has its full-sized double bed centrally placed with plenty of room around it.

2 ADJ A place that is central is easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area. □  …a central location in the capital. ●  cen|tral|ly ADV [ADV -ed, ADV after v] □  …this centrally located hotel, situated on the banks of the Marne Canal.