exocentric

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adjective

Focused or centered on something outside of itself.

Opposite
endocentric
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Meanings

adjectiveexocentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFocused or centered on something outside of itself.
  2. not comparablegrammarNot having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
  3. not comparablehuman sciencesNot having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
nounexocentric (plural exocentrics)

plural exocentrics

  1. grammarAn exocentric compound.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents

Opposite
endocentric
Also see
allocentric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From exo- + -centric.

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Translations

Catalan exocèntric
  • exocèntric(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
Finnish eksosentrinen
  • eksosentrinen(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
French exocentrique
  • exocentrique(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
Hungarian egzocentrikus
  • egzocentrikus(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
Italian esocentrico
  • esocentrico(grammar, of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words
Cite this entry
APA

exocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocentric

MLA

“exocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocentric.

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