centre of attention in English

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    {
      "form": "centres of attention",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "That fellow's new limousine is the centre of attention, as everyone stops to stare at it."
        }
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        "Something that attracts a lot of attention."
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        "(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
          "word": "关注焦点"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
          "word": "centro de atento"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
          "word": "huomion keskipiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "centrum uwagi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "centr vnimánija",
          "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "центр внима́ния"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "centre of attention"
}

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    {
      "form": "centres of attention",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That fellow's new limousine is the centre of attention, as everyone stops to stare at it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that attracts a lot of attention."
      ],
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        "(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention."
      ],
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        "UK"
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    }
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        "US"
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      "word": "center of attention"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
      "word": "关注焦点"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
      "word": "centro de atento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
      "word": "huomion keskipiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "centrum uwagi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "centr vnimánija",
      "sense": "something that attracts a lot of attention",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "центр внима́ния"
    }
  ],
  "word": "centre of attention"
}

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"centre of attention" meaning in English

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