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ANTHROPOCENTRICITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anthropocentricity mean? 

ANTHROPOCENTRICITY (noun)
  The noun ANTHROPOCENTRICITY has 1 sense:

1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human valuesplay

  Familiarity information: ANTHROPOCENTRICITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANTHROPOCENTRICITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

anthropocentricity; anthropocentrism

Hypernyms ("anthropocentricity" is a kind of...):

partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)

Derivation:

anthropocentric (human-centered)


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