endocentric

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endocentric

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Etymology

From endo- +‎ -centric.

Adjective

endocentric (not comparable)

1. Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
2. (grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.

   Coordinate term: exocentric

   The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.

Derived terms

• endocentrically
• endocentricity

Translations

(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents

Finnish: endosentrinen French: endocentrique (fr) German: endozentrisch (de) n Hungarian: endocentrikus Italian: endocentrico

Noun

endocentric (plural endocentrics)

1. (grammar) An endocentric compound.