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exocentric

exocentric adjective: focused or centered on something outside of itself.

Adjective

exocentric (not comparable)

  1. Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
  2. Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
  3. Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.

Noun

exocentric (plural exocentrics)

  1. An exocentric compound.

exocentric meaning in Tamil

exocentric in Tamil

புறமையமான

Forms of exocentric

pluralexocentrics

Origin of exocentric

From exo- + -centric.

Words formed from exocentric

Questions about exocentric

What does exocentric mean?
Exocentric means focused or centered on something outside of itself.
What is exocentric in Tamil?
Exocentric in Tamil is புறமையமான. See Exocentric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exocentric?
Exocentric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near exocentric in the dictionary

  1. exocellular
  2. exocellulase
  3. exocellulases
  4. exocelomic
  5. exocentered
  6. exocentric
  7. exocentrically
  8. exocentricity
  9. exocentrics
  10. exocervical
  11. exocervix

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exocentric (page history and authors); exocentric (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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