Definitions
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- noun seismology The
point on the land or watersurface directly above thefocus of anearthquake . - noun military The
point on thesurface directly above an underground explosion. - noun figuratively The
focal point of anyactivity , especially ifdangerous ordestructive .
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- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sudan advised Kampala to evacuate its nationals from a zone it called the epicentre of civil war.
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Many of Dr Kaufman's better finds, he says, have come from "hanging out at street corners with a clipboard on Roosevelt Avenue"-a street pictured above in the borough of Queens that he describes as the "epicentre of the epicentre" of linguistic New York.
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AIDS cases in the world, has been dubbed the epicentre of the
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But the cave is also known as the epicentre for two outbreaks of an Ebola-type virus known as Marburg.
Thestar.com - Home Page Nancy J. White 2011
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There is overlap, but every system has an epicentre, which is critical, said Dr. Gilboa, who moved to Toronto from Israel last year.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANNE McILROY 2011
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The epicentre was a village about 15 miles north of Van, the Kandilli institute said.
The Guardian World News Constanze Letsch 2011
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Constable Shenher described as the "epicentre" of the area from where street prostitutes were going missing.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROBERT MATAS 2012
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The epicentre is the food section, bathed in the aroma of garlic and sizzling pork, a pan-Asian street food fest of shrimp dumplings, spicy noodles and grilled squid.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Margo Pfeiff 2011
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But the cave is also known as the epicentre for two outbreaks of an Ebola-type virus known as Marburg.
Thestar.com - Home Page Nancy J. White 2011
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There is overlap, but every system has an epicentre, which is critical, said Dr. Gilboa, who moved to Toronto from Israel last year.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANNE McILROY 2011
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