ENDOCENTRIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents

Example:

when 'three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Antonym:

exocentric (not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents)

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