centrally C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈsɛntrəli/ UK /ˈsɛntrəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in or from a central position or authority The hotel is centrally located, just steps from the station. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in or from a central... mainlyprincipally ↔ Opposites peripherallymarginally Word family Related forms centralcentercentralize Common collocations centrally located Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From central (from Latin centralis, from centrum, 'center') + -ly. centralis Latin centrum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # centrally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛntrəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛntrəli/ ## Meanings 1. in or from a central position or authority ## Examples - The hotel is centrally located, just steps from the station. ## Synonyms - mainly - principally ## Antonyms - peripherally - marginally ## Related Forms - central - center - centralize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: centralis - Root: centrum ## Etymology From central (from Latin centralis, from centrum, 'center') + -ly. ## AI Etymology Centrally comes from central (from Latin centralis, from centrum, 'center') + -ly. The historical trail runs through centralis in Latin and centrum in Latin. Morphologically, centrally is transparent: it draws on central (from Latin centralis, from centrum, 'center') + -ly. Used as an adverb, centrally now means "in or from a central position or authority", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as central, center, and centralize. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown