ˌlōgəˈsen.trizəm, -gō-, ˌlä- noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary log- + -centr ic + -ism ; originally formed as French logocentrisme
1. : a philosophy holding that all forms of thought are based on an external point of reference which is held to exist and given a certain degree of authority
2. : a philosophy that privileges speech over writing as a form of communication because the former is closer to an originating transcendental source
• logocentric adjective