Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exocentric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-o-cen-tric
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Focused or centered on something outside of itself.

adj

Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

adj

Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.

noun

An exocentric compound.

Etymology

From exo- + -centric.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

exocentrics (plural)

Derived Forms

exocentrically exocentricity

Frequently Paired Words

bahuvrihi endocentric

Questions

What does exocentric mean?
Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
Where does exocentric come from?
From exo- + -centric.

How to pronounce exocentric

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