4syllables
endocentric
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Definitions ofendocentric
1noun
- (grammar) An endocentric compound.
1adjective
- Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
- (grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
Example: "The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun."
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