"autocentric" meaning in All languages combined

See autocentric on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more autocentric [comparative], most autocentric [superlative]
Etymology: auto- + -centric Etymology templates: {{confix|en|auto|centric}} auto- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj}} autocentric (comparative more autocentric, superlative most autocentric)
  1. Centered in or upon the self; making or regarding oneself as the center. Derived forms: autocentrism

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