exocentric meaning

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exocentric (adjective): not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents.

Definition of exocentric

  1. not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
    • when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction

    Opposite: endocentric

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