exocentric en · ADJ
Etymology
From exo- + -centric.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
- (not-comparable, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
- (not-comparable, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Coordinates
endocentric (all senses)
Deriveds
exocentrically · exocentricity
Relateds
Translations (5)
ca exocèntric ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words) · it esocentrico ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words) · fi eksosentrinen ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words) · hu egzocentrikus ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words) · fr exocentrique ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words)