exocentric

== English == === Etymology === From exo- +‎ -centric. === Adjective === exocentric (not comparable) Focused or centered on something outside of itself. (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words. (semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (all senses): endocentric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bahuvrihi === Noun === exocentric (plural exocentrics) (grammar) An exocentric compound. === References === exocentric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “exocentric”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.