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gynocentric, a.
Brit. |ˌgʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk|, U.S. |ˌgaɪnoʊˈsɛntrɪk|
[‹ gyno- comb. form + -centric comb. form. Compare earlier androcentric adj. at andro- comb. form Affix.]
Centred on, dominated by, or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female or a feminist point of view.
1909Independent (N.Y.) 11 Nov. 1094/2 It is not necessary to say that the new magazine is devoted to the gynocentric theory of the universe. 1959B. Hewitt Theatre U.S.A. viii. 390 It is Electra..who becomes the active force of the drama in this gynocentric civilization. 1973Modern Age 17 335/2 In the Morgan gynocentric system, pair-bonding does not arise from man's needs as a hunter. 1991P. Slater Dream Deferred i. ii. 24 A full-fledged gynocentric civilization sprang up during the Neolithic period and was then overrun by patriarchal hordes. 2005Entertainment Weekly (Nexis) 27 May 117 Director Shane Felux's refreshingly gynocentric tale of an on-the-lam Jedi evading Imperial extermination remains faithful to Lucas' weaknesses..as well as his strengths. |