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exocentric meaning and definition

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EXOCENTRIC adjective

Definition of exocentric (adjective)

  1. not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
    • "when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction"
    • antonym: endocentric
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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