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Meaning of endocentric

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

endocentric

noun

Definitions

  1. (grammar) An endocentric compound.

adjective

Definitions

  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.

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