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phallocentric
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phal·lo·cen·tric  (fl-sntrk)
adj.
Centered on men or on a male viewpoint, especially one held to entail the domination of women by men.
[phall(us) + -centric.]
phallo·centrism n.
phallocentric [ˌfæləʊˈsɛntrɪk]
adj
dominated by male attitudes
[from phallus + -centric]
phallocentricity , phallocentrism n
Translations
phallocentric [ˌfæləʊˈsɛntrɪk] adj → phallocentrique
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