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anthropocentric

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an·thro·po·cen·tric  (nthr-p-sntrk)
adj.
1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.
anthro·po·centri·cal·ly adv.
anthro·po·cen·trici·ty (-trs-t) n.
anthro·po·centrism n.
anthropocentric
Adjective
regarding the human being as the most important factor in the universe [Greek anthrōpos human being + Latin centrum centre]
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Adj.1.anthropocentric - human-centered; "our anthropocentric view of the world"


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