- nerve center
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noun
Date: 1868
1. center 2c
2. a source of leadership, organization, control, or energy <the financial nerve center of the nation>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nerve center
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nerve center — 1. a group of nerve cells closely connected with one another and acting together in the performance of some function. 2. a source of information, authority, action, etc.: The communications room is the nerve center of a battleship. [1865 70] * *… … Universalium
nerve center — nerve′ cen ter n. 1) anat. a group of nerves that act together to perform a function 2) a source of information or activity; control center • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
nerve center — group of nerve cells that work together to control a specific sense or bodily activity; center of business, control center, headquarters … English contemporary dictionary
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