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exocentric

/,/E/ks/oU/'s/E/ntr/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents

adj.all

Examples
When `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction.

Antonyms endocentric

Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

exitial exmoor exobiology exocardiac exocarp exoccipital exocet exocetus exocoetidae exocrine exocrine gland exoculate

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