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English
Etymology
From exo- + -centric.
Adjective
exocentric (not comparable)
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The adverbial phrase with great care contains no adverbs.
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- 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.
Coordinate terms
Translations
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
See also
Noun
exocentric (plural exocentrics)
- (grammar) An exocentric compound.
References
exocentric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 