how to pronounce egocentric
/ˌiːɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
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egocentric is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of egocentric in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… us to be a little bit less egocentric as …”
meanings of egocentric
adjective:
- Egotistical.
- Selfish, self-centered.
- Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.
noun:
- A person who is egocentric.
egocentric frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word egocentric occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics egocentric can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that egocentric can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
3) people, society, and culture;
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