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epicenter (EP i sen" tur) (s) (noun), epicenters (pl)
1. The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake: The area where Joe and his family lived was at the epicenter of the violent movements taking place just below the surface of the ground.
2. A main point of something which is normally a difficult or an unpleasant situation: The doctor was at the epicenter of concern about his patient's physical condition.
The main point of interest.
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