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epicentre
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epicentre or US epicenter
Noun
the point on the earth's surface immediately above the origin of an earthquake [Greek epi above + kentron point]
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Noun1.epicentre - the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
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Spanish epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nepicentro
French epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] népicentre m
German epicentre (US) epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nEpizentrum nt
Italian epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nepicentro

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The complex is situated minutes away from many of the state's major medical epicenters and hospitals, including Somerset Medical Center, Hunterdon Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Plans are under way to open 100 Epicenters, both in the United States and abroad.
 
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