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1 eccentric
[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) excêntrico2. noun(an eccentric person.) excêntrico- eccentricity* * *ec.cen.tric[iks'entrik] n 1 indivíduo extravagante, pessoa esquisita ou original. 2 Mech peça que transforma um movimento rotativo em linear ou irregular. • adj 1 esquisito, extravagante. 2 excêntrico, que não tem o mesmo centro. 3 que se desvia dum centro. -
2 eccentric
[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) excêntrico2. noun(an eccentric person.) excêntrico- eccentricity
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