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Meaning of word exocentric from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

exocentric adjective

Meaning : Not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents.

Example : When `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction.

Fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents.

When `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction.
endocentric

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polysemantic (adjective)
Of words. Having many meanings.

love apple (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

good (noun)
Benefit.

monosemy (noun)
Having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

jawaharlal nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).

tomato (noun)
Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

polysemous (adjective)
Of words. Having many meanings.

politics (noun)
Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power.

nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).

exocentric adjective

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