"androcentric" meaning in English

See androcentric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more androcentric [comparative], most androcentric [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English androcentric From andro- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|andro-|-centric|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English androcentric [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "ᾰ̓νδρός", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "man", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "man", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂nḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*anḗr", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ᾱ̆̓νήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "andro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "prick", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱent-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κέντρον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-kos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-κός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐκός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κεντρικός", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-centric", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "androcentric", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="androcentric"> From andro- + -centric. Head templates: {{en-adj}} androcentric (comparative more androcentric, superlative most androcentric)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males. Derived forms: androcentrically Translations (focused on males): androcèntric (Catalan), androcentré (French), androcentrique (French), androcêntrico (Portuguese), androcéntrico (Spanish)
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