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Endocentric - What does it mean?

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endocentric

English

(wikipedia endocentric)

Adjective

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  • (grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
    • The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.

    Related terms

    * exocentric

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.