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gynecocentrism

gynecocentrism is the alternative form of gynocentrism.

Meaning of gynocentrism

Noun

gynocentrism (uncountable)

  1. An ideological focus on females, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-females.
    • We Americans have not so much need to take his admonitions to heart as Continental Europeans, seeing that captious critics are prone to regard us as suffering rather from gynocentrism than anthropocentrism.1897, “Book Reviews and Notes”, in The Open Court, volume 11, page 575

Questions about gynecocentrism

What is gynecocentrism the alternative form of?
Gynecocentrism is the alternative form of gynocentrism.

Words near gynecocentrism in the dictionary

  1. gynecide
  2. gynecium
  3. gyneco-
  4. gyneco-oncology
  5. gynecocentric
  6. gynecocentrism
  7. gynecocide
  8. gynecocracies
  9. gynecocracy
  10. gynecocrat
  11. gynecocratic

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