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Polycentric in a sentence

Polycentric meaning

  1. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control
  2. (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts

Using Polycentric

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control | (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
  • In the example corpus, polycentric often appears in combinations such as: is polycentric.

Context around Polycentric

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dentons 1×

Often after:

approach 1× country 1× system 1× legal 1×

Sentence patterns with Polycentric

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dentons polycentric approach and 1× is a polycentric country and 1× is a polycentric legal system 1× of the polycentric system 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dentons polycentric approach 1× germany as a 1× what appears to 1× xeer is a 1×

Common sentence endings:

live and work 1× should be interpreted 1× single economic center 1× the polycentric system 1×

Words around Polycentric

Just before it in the word index:

polycarp 28 polycarbonate 43 polybutadiene 2 polybius 46 polybian 3 polyatomic 18

Just after it in the word index:

polychaete 5 polychaetes 7 polychlorinated 10 polychoral 8 polychromatic 4 polychrome 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Polycentric

  • In this selection, "polycentric" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dentons, approach, country and system stand out and add context to how "polycentric" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dentons polycentric approach and and is a polycentric country and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polycentric" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polycentric

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Germany as a federation is a polycentric country and does not have a single economic center. (16 words)

What appears to be multiplicity is not multiplicity at all, because any henad may rightly be considered the center of the polycentric system. (23 words)

Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Xeer is a polycentric legal system where there is no monopolistic institution or agent that determines what the law should be or how it should be interpreted. (27 words)

Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. (24 words)

What appears to be multiplicity is not multiplicity at all, because any henad may rightly be considered the center of the polycentric system. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work.

Germany as a federation is a polycentric country and does not have a single economic center.

What appears to be multiplicity is not multiplicity at all, because any henad may rightly be considered the center of the polycentric system.

Xeer is a polycentric legal system where there is no monopolistic institution or agent that determines what the law should be or how it should be interpreted.

Common combinations with polycentric

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • is polycentric 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polycentric" in a sentence?
An example: "Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "polycentric" from authentic English texts.
What does "polycentric" mean?
Polycentric means: Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control
How many example sentences with "polycentric" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "polycentric", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.