androcentric

[ an-druh-sen-trik ]

adjective
  1. centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.

Origin of androcentric

1
1900–05; andro- + -centric, on the model of ethnocentric

Other words from androcentric

  • an·dro·cen·trism, noun
  • an·dro·cen·trist, noun

Words Nearby androcentric

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British Dictionary definitions for androcentric

androcentric

/ (ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪk) /


adjective
  1. having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary

Derived forms of androcentric

  • androcentrism, noun

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