"polycentrism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-polycentrism.ogg Forms: polycentrisms [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + -centrism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|poly-|-centrism}} poly- + -centrism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} polycentrism (usually uncountable, plural polycentrisms)
  1. a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-polycentrism-en-noun-fO7g13YT
  2. (genetics) (of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (Translations): ポリセントリズム (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-polycentrism-en-noun-UaLWto0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -centrism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 59 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 29 41 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centrism: 30 56 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 58 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 52 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 60 7 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 34 56 9
  3. the existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-polycentrism-en-noun-SyXJFaZ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polycentric

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