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Topic: GEOLOGY

epicentre

 noun
     
ep‧i‧cen‧tre British English ; epicenter American English [countable]
1HEG the place on the surface of the Earth that is right above the point where an earthquake begins inside the Earth
2 the place where the most important things happen and important decisions are made:
London became the epicentre of the world fashion industry.
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