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 Definitions of endocentric  [ˌɛn doʊˈsɛn trɪk]  

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Definition of 'endocentric' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) endocentric
(of a construction or compound) having the same syntactic function in a sentence as its chief constituent, as cold water, which functions as would the noun water.

Etymology:  (1930–35)

Definition of 'endocentric' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) endocentric
fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
"when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction"

'endocentric' - Nearby Entries  

endocarditis  endocardium  endocarp  endocentric  endocervicitis  endocranium  endocrinal  



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