HyperDic: endocentric

English > 1 sense of the word endocentric:
ADJECTIVEallendocentricfulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
English > endocentric: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningfulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents.
Example"when 'three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction"
CategorygrammarThe branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
Oppositeexocentricnot fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
Spanishendocéntrica, endocéntrico

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