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endocentric

endocentric adjective: focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.

Adjective

endocentric (not comparable)

  1. Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
  2. Fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
    • The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.

Noun

endocentric (plural endocentrics)

  1. An endocentric compound.

endocentric meaning in Tamil

endocentric in Tamil

உள்மையமான

Forms of endocentric

pluralendocentrics

Origin of endocentric

From endo- + -centric.

Words formed from endocentric

Questions about endocentric

What does endocentric mean?
Endocentric means focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
What is endocentric in Tamil?
Endocentric in Tamil is உள்மையமான. See Endocentric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endocentric?
Endocentric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near endocentric in the dictionary

  1. endoced
  2. endocellular
  3. endocellularly
  4. endocellulase
  5. endocellulases
  6. endocentric
  7. endocentrically
  8. endocentricity
  9. endocentrics
  10. endoceratid
  11. endoceratids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: endocentric (page history and authors); endocentric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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