"exocentric" meaning in All languages combined

See exocentric on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: exo- + -centric Etymology templates: {{confix|en|exo|centric}} exo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} exocentric (not comparable)
  1. Focused or centered on something outside of itself. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-adj-jXm9~Tc0 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -centric Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 13 35 29 23
  2. (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms (all senses): endocentric Translations ((grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words): eksosentrinen (Finnish), exocentrique (French), egzocentrikus (Hungarian), esocentrico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-adj-wv-q~e6h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with exo-, English terms suffixed with -centric Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 42 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with exo-: 27 34 24 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 13 35 29 23 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'all senses': 25 42 32 Disambiguation of '(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words': 1 68 31
  3. (semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Semantics
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-adj-lN45ZAZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 42 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 13 35 29 23 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bahuvrihi

Noun [English]

Forms: exocentrics [plural]
Etymology: exo- + -centric Etymology templates: {{confix|en|exo|centric}} exo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-noun}} exocentric (plural exocentrics)
  1. (grammar) An exocentric compound. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-noun-wC6tsGb9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 42 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 13 35 29 23 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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