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androcentric — (adj.) 1887, from ANDRO (Cf. andro ) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric) … Etymology dictionary
androcentric — androcentrism, n. androcentrist, n. /an dreuh sen trik/, adj. centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion. [1900 05; ANDRO + CENTRIC, on the model of ETHNOCENTRIC] * *… … Universalium
androcentric — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: andr + centric : centering or centered on or in the male : dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or point of view an androcentric society contrasted with gynecocentric … Useful english dictionary
androcentric — adjective Date: 1903 dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or a masculine point of view • androcentrism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
androcentric — adj. dominated by masculine interests or viewpoints … English contemporary dictionary
androcentric — [ˌandrə(ʊ) sɛntrɪk] adjective focused or centred on men … English new terms dictionary
androcentric — an·dro·cen·tric … English syllables
androcentric — /ændroʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (say androh sentrik) adjective having or regarding the male as primary or most important. Compare gynocentric. {andro + centric} –androcentricity /ændroʊsɛnˈtrɪsəti/ (say androhsen trisuhtee), noun –androcentrism, noun …
androcentric — a. revolving around men; regarding the male sex as primary … Dictionary of difficult words
Androcentrism — (Greek, andro , man, male ) is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing male human beings or the masculine point of view at the center of one s view of the world and its culture and history. The related adjective is androcentric, while… … Wikipedia
