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anthropocentricity

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an⋅thro⋅po⋅cen⋅tric⋅i⋅ty

  [an-thruh-poh-sen-tris-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or quality of being anthropocentric.
2. an anthropocentric interpretation of the universe.
Origin:
1955–60; anthropocentric + -ity
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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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