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anthropocentric

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an⋅thro⋅po⋅cen⋅tric

  [an-thruh-poh-sen-trik]
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–adjective
1. regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
2. assuming human beings to be the final aim and end of the universe.
3. viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human experience and values.
Origin:
1860–65; anthropo- + -centric

Related forms:
an⋅thro⋅po⋅cen⋅tri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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an·thro·po·cen·tric   (ān'thrə-pə-sěn'trĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.

  2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.

an'thro·po·cen'tri·cal·ly adv., an'thro·po·cen·tric'i·ty (-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n., an'thro·po·cen'trism n.
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anthropocentric an·thro·po·cen·tric (ān'thrə-pə-sěn'trĭk)
adj.

  1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.

  2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.

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