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exocentric Definition

☆ exo·cen·tric (eks′ō sen′trik)

adjective

Linguis. designating or of a construction whose syntactic function is different from that of any of its constituents (Ex.: all the way in the sentence “he ran all the way”)

Browse dictionary entries near exocentric

  1. ‹ exocarp
  2. ‹ exobiology
  3. ‹ exo-
  4. ‹ Exmoor
  5. ‹ exit strategy
  6. ‹ exit poll
  7. ‹ exit
  8. ‹ existing home sales
  9. ‹ existing
  10. ‹ existentialism
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  5. exodus ›
  6. exogamy ›
  7. exogen ›
  8. exogenous ›
  9. exon ›
  10. exonerate ›