endocentric
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English
Etymology
Adjective
endocentric (not comparable)
- Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
- (grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
- Coordinate term: exocentric
- The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.
Derived terms
Translations
(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
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Noun
endocentric (plural endocentrics)
- (grammar) An endocentric compound.