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-centric (sen′trik′)

  1. having a center or centers (of a specified kind or number) concentric
  2. having (a specified thing) as its center geocentric
  3. having (a specified thing) as the focus of attention, efforts, etc. Afrocentric

Etymology: ME -centrik < ML -centricus < L centrum, center + -icus, -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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