ex|o|cen|tric

ex|o|cen|tric
ex|o|cen|tric «EHK soh SEHN trihk», adjective.
not belonging to the same form class as one of the immediate constituents of a grammatical construction. Example: The phrase in the house is an exocentric construction, since it does not belong to (i.e., it does not function the same way as) any of the form classes to which its immediate constituents belong.

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  • -cen|tric — «SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. that is in or at the center; central. 2. of or characterized by a center. 3. of or having to do with a nerve center. –cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb. cen|tric, combining form. concentrating on or derived from: »an Anglocentric …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tric — «SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. that is in or at the center; central. 2. of or characterized by a center. 3. of or having to do with a nerve center. –cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb. cen|tric, combining form. concentrating on or derived from: »an Anglocentric …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tric|i|put — «sehn TRIHS uh puht», noun. the middle part of the head, between the sinciput and the occiput. ╂[< Latin centrum + caput head] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tric|i|ty — «sehn TRIHS uh tee», noun. the state of being centric …   Useful english dictionary

  • ge|o|cen|tric — «JEE oh SEHN trihk», adjective. 1. as viewed or measured from the earth s center »the geocentric latitude of a planet. 2. having or representing the earth as a center »a geocentric universe. –ge´o|cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • the|o|cen|tric — «THEE uh SEHN trihk», adjective. centering or centered in God; having God as its center. –the´o|cen´tri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ac|ro|cen|tric — «AK roh SEHN trihk», adjective. having a centromere near one end: »an acrocentric chromosome. ╂[< Greek ákros extremity + English centric] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Af|ro|cen|tric — «AF roh SEHN trihk», adjective. based on or regarding African cultures as the source of many aspects of European and American ideas and customs …   Useful english dictionary

  • al|lo|cen|tric — «AL uh SEHN trihk», adjective. having or viewing others as the center of things; accepting or recognizing the importance, superiority, or other attribute of another person or group: »Which alternative one chooses for himself is likely to be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|dro|cen|tric — «AN druh SEHN trihk», adjective. having man or the male as its center. ╂[< Greek an , andrós man + English centric] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ap|o|cen|tric|i|ty — «AP uh sehn TRIHS uh tee», noun. the property of being apocentric …   Useful english dictionary

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