anthropocentricity
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being anthropocentric.
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an anthropocentric interpretation of the universe.
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Etymology
Origin of anthropocentricity
First recorded in 1955–60; anthropocentric + -ity
Example Sentences
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Right away, de Paulis recognized the project’s out-of-this-world dilemma: How could her team shed its anthropocentricity to craft a message that seemed as realistically alien as possible?
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
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