allocentric
al·lo·centr·ic
allocentric · allocentrics
A tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiencesA tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
UK/ˌælə(ʊ)ˈsɛntɹɪk/US/ˌæloʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesA tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
Origin
The adjective is derived from allo- (prefix meaning ‘different; other’) + -centric (suffixThe adjective is derived from allo- (prefix meaning ‘different; other’) + -centric (suffix meaning ‘having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention’). Sense 3 (‘of a tourist: tending to be adventurous’) was coined by the American travel researcher Stanley C. Plog in a paper presented to the Southern California Chapter of the Travel Research Association on 10 October 1972, which was later published in February 1974.
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Forms
plural: allocentrics| Singular | allocentric |
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