excentrique

Sentences
Meaning

  1. eccentric (away from the centre)
  2. eccentric (not having the same centre)
  3. (figuratively) eccentric (characterized by unusual behaviour), oddball

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛk.sɑ̃.tʁik/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin excentricus, from ex- (“away”) + centrum (“the centre”) + -icus. By surface analysis, ex- + centre + -ique.

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