exocentric

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ -centric

Adjective

Examples
The adverbial phrase with great care contains no adverbs.

exocentric (not comparable)

1. Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
2. (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

   Coordinate term: endocentric

See also

• bahuvrihi

Translations

(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words

• Finnish: eksosentrinen
• French: exocentrique (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: egzocentrikus
• Italian: esocentrico

Noun

exocentric (plural exocentrics)

1. (grammar) An exocentric compound.