logocentrism

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noun

The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.

OriginEnglish logo- ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounlogocentrism (countable and uncountable, plural logocentrisms)

plural logocentrisms

  1. countableuncountableThe analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.
  2. countableuncountableThe assumption that language is a fundamental or objective means of referring to reality, or that all thought and perception is ultimately based on language.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  4. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  5. Englishlogo-
  6. Englishlogocentrism

From logo- + -centrism.

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APA

logocentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logocentrism

MLA

“logocentrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logocentrism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logocentrism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logocentrism.

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