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exocentric

adjective

Not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents

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Word length
10
Starts with
E
Ends with
C
Contains
XO
Scrabble score
21

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adjective

  1. Not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents

    “When ‘until last Easter’ serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction”

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When ‘until last Easter’ serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction

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