"exocentric" meaning in All languages combined

See exocentric on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with exo-, English terms suffixed with -centric, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with exo-: 32 23 22 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 22 25 25 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 26 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 31 23
  2. (grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words. Tags: not-comparable 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): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 22 25 25 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 26 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 31 23 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of '(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words': 2 63 36
  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
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-adj-lN45ZAZJ Categories (other): Semantics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 22 25 25 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 26 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 31 23 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exocentrically, exocentricity Related terms: bahuvrihi Coordinate_terms (all senses): endocentric
Disambiguation of 'all senses': 18 42 41

Noun [English]

Forms: exocentrics [plural]
Etymology: From exo- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|exo|centric}} exo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-noun}} exocentric (plural exocentrics)
  1. (grammar) An exocentric compound.
    Sense id: en-exocentric-en-noun-wC6tsGb9 Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -centric, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -centric: 22 25 25 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 26 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 31 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 25 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 24 23 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 25 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 24 24 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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