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anthropocentric definition

an·thropo·cen·tric (an′t̸hrə pō′sen′trik, -pə-)

adjective

  1. that considers humankind as the central focus, or final goal, of the universe
  2. conceiving of everything in the universe in terms of human values

Etymology: anthropo- + -centric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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