Sep 10, 2004 18:47
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I am working on something like business name creation and would like to know to what extent the word CENTRUM with the same meaning as CENTER for English speaking audience, I mean can it be used with the same general meaning (like in research center, business center, financial center, etc.)
I began to doubt in its meaning after I found it is often explained/translated as medical/biological/etc. term.
Thank you in advance
I began to doubt in its meaning after I found it is often explained/translated as medical/biological/etc. term.
Thank you in advance
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| 4 +5 | Not an English word |
Armorel Young
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| 5 +2 | no |
David Russi
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| 5 +2 | Centrum is a brand name for Multivitamins |
airmailrpl
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| 3 +2 | center/centre |
Laurel Porter (X)
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| 4 +1 | nexus/axis/forum/hub/point/center/centre |
Deborah Workman
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| 5 -2 | Is perfectly right |
Ramesh Madhavan
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Not an English word
Centrum is not an English word (not in Oxford dictionary) so cannot be used interchangeably with centre. However, it would be readily understood as having a similar meaning to "centre", and therefore gets used in business & trade names, perhaps ones that are attempting to create an international flavour.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
+2
5 mins
David Russi
United States
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30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
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20
no
centrum
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. cen·trums or cen·tra (-tr)
The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin, center. See center.
Webster's Unabridged gives a couple of other special meanings, but it isn't a synonym of center.
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. cen·trums or cen·tra (-tr)
The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin, center. See center.
Webster's Unabridged gives a couple of other special meanings, but it isn't a synonym of center.
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Richard Benham
: Latinized version of Greek "kentron"="centre". Common origin with "centre", of course, but, as you say, only appropriate in certain specialized senses.
14 mins
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| agree |
airmailrpl
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8 days
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+2
5 mins
center/centre
To me, as a US-English speaker, "Centrum" means only one thing: A brand of multi-vitamin. In the convention center site below, it's combined with a word for center (centre, UK English), but I believe that may be to appeal to German and/or Dutch-speaking conventioneers.
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Hi all - I\'m curious about the KudoZ protocols here... My instinct was to write \"Not an English word\" or similar in the \"term\" box as well, but I thought we were meant to propose terms, not answer questions. Any thoughts on this? Thanks!
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Note added at 3 hrs 47 mins (2004-09-10 22:35:34 GMT)
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Hi all - I\'m curious about the KudoZ protocols here... My instinct was to write \"Not an English word\" or similar in the \"term\" box as well, but I thought we were meant to propose terms, not answer questions. Any thoughts on this? Thanks!
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Kurt Porter
: artifical, and I agree with the German/Dutch...
55 mins
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: KudoZ protocols says you can"t say 'see below' but you can answer questions
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Thanks, airmail!
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+1
4 hrs
Deborah Workman
United States
United States
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8
nexus/axis/forum/hub/point/center/centre
Any of these, but not centrum, which as others have pointed out has no widely understood meaning in English and to many in the States denotes a brand of multivitamin.
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11 hrs
Ramesh Madhavan
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Is perfectly right
We must remember that this is a name for a business. Centrum is "center" in German. In English, there is this distinction between "center" and "centre" to say that the former is the center of a circle and the later is a place of congregation or what ever. There are no such parallels in other European languages, to my knowledge, but I am willing to be corrected.
Coming back to naming a business: Business names should be able to register a lasting memory on people. This is achieved by making them extra-ordinary.
CENTRUM fits this bill because it not only means 'center' in German; it also draws reference from the Roman Theatres.
Hope this helps :-))
Coming back to naming a business: Business names should be able to register a lasting memory on people. This is achieved by making them extra-ordinary.
CENTRUM fits this bill because it not only means 'center' in German; it also draws reference from the Roman Theatres.
Hope this helps :-))
Peer comment(s):
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John Bowden
: The only difference between "center" and "centre" is that the former is US spelling and the latter UK.
2 days 10 hrs
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| disagree |
airmailrpl
: CENTRUM is trade marked and registered so the asker could not use it
8 days
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+2
15 hrs
airmailrpl
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88
Centrum is a brand name for Multivitamins
Centrum®: Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
The official website of Centrum®. Centrum Multivitamins provide a foundation for any nutrition regimen by covering your core vitamin and mineral needs. ...
www.centrum.com/
The official website of Centrum®. Centrum Multivitamins provide a foundation for any nutrition regimen by covering your core vitamin and mineral needs. ...
www.centrum.com/
Peer comment(s):
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senin
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It is trade marked and registered so the asker could not use it anyway
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Yolanda Broad
: That's what immediately springs to mind for me, too,
2 days 15 hrs
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the asker could not use it anyway
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