Centerpiece
an ornamental object used in a central position, especially on the center of a dining-room table.
the central or outstanding point or feature:
The centerpiece of the evening was a play put on by the employees.
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also center-piece, 1800, from center + piece (n.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1937.
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