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exocentric

Syllabification: (ex·o·cen·tric)
Pronunciation: /ˌeksōˈsentrik/

Definition of exocentric

adjective

Linguistics
  • denoting or being a construction that has no explicit head, for example John slept. Contrasted with endocentric.

exocentric in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of exocentric in the British & World English dictionary