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==Etymology==
− It is a variant of the earlier [[concentre]] (1590s), meeting at a common centre,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) probably from Italian [[m|it|concentrare]] or French concentrer,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) from Latin com-, together, and centrum, centre (see [[center]]),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) with the English suffix [[-ate]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002)
+ It is a variant of the earlier [[concentre]] (1590s), meeting at a common centre,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) probably from Italian [[m|it|concentrare]] or [[fr|concentrer]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) from [[la|com-]], together, and [[m|la|centrum]], centre (see [[center]]),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) with the English suffix [[-ate]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002)
==Earliest recorded meaning==