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allocentrics

allocentrics is the plural of allocentric.

Meaning of allocentric

Noun

allocentric (plural allocentrics)

  1. A tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
    • According to [Stanley C.] Plog (1991b), psychocentrics tend to prefer a high degree of familiarity in their travel and, as a result, enjoy group or "packaged" tours. In contrast, allocentrics enjoy vacations to exotic and unique destinations, and prefer to travel independently (i.e., not as part of...1995, Robert Madrigal, “Personal Values, Traveler Personality Type, and Leisure Travel Style”, in Journal of Leisure Research, volume 27, number 2, Arlington, Va.: National Recreation and Park...

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Questions about allocentrics

What is allocentrics the plural of?
Allocentrics is the plural of allocentric.

Words near allocentrics in the dictionary

  1. Alloccas
  2. Allocco
  3. Alloccos
  4. allocentric
  5. allocentrically
  6. allocentrics
  7. allocentrism
  8. allochalcoselite
  9. allochem
  10. allochemical
  11. allochemicals

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