exocentric
Focused or centered on something outside of itselfFocused or centered on something outside of itself.
» "Honeycomb" is an example of an exocentric compound.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
(not comparable)Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
(not comparable)Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
More definitions
- not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
Examples
1 sentences"Honeycomb" is an example of an exocentric compound.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From exo- + -centric.From exo- + -centric.
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