logocentric Syllabification: (lo·go·cen·tric)Pronunciation: /ˌlôgəˈsentrik, ˌlägə-/Definition of logocentric adjective regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics). Derivatives logocentrismPronunciation: /-ˌtrizəm/ noun Origin: 1930s: from Greek logos 'word, reason' + -centriclogocentric in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of logocentric in the British & World English dictionary