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androcentric

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an·dro·cen·tric  (ndr-sntrk)
adj.
Centered or focused on men, often to the neglect or exclusion of women: an androcentric view of history; an androcentric health-care system.
andro·centrism n.
andro·centrist n.
androcentric [ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪk]
adj
having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
androcentrism  n
Translations
androcentric [ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrik] ADJ → androcéntrico
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