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adj
Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
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noun
An exocentric compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: endocentric
History
From exo- + -centric.
Across languages
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