exocentric
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
exocentric (not comparable)
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The adverbial phrase with great care contains no adverbs. |
- Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
- (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
- (semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
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(the) Big Easy ("New Orleans") |
Coordinate terms edit
- (all senses): endocentric
Translations edit
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
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See also edit
Noun edit
exocentric (plural exocentrics)
- (grammar) An exocentric compound.
References edit
exocentric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “exocentric”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
