ANTHROPOCENTRIC


Meaning of ANTHROPOCENTRIC in English

|an(t)thrəˌpō|sentrik, -ēk, -(ˌ)thrō-, -_pə-, |aan- adjective

Etymology: anthrop- + -centric

: centering in man:

a. : considering man to be the central or most significant fact of the universe

b. : assuming man to be the measure of all things

c. : interpreting or regarding the world in terms of human values and experiences

• an·thro·po·cen·tric·al·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb

• an·thro·po·cen·tric·i·ty ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈtrisəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun -es

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