Meaning Of The Word Endocentric
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Endocentric Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Endocentric?
endocentric in American English
designating or of a construction which in its totality has the same syntactic function as one or more of its constituents (Ex.: the phrase ham and eggs has the same syntactic function as ham or eggs) adjective: having the same syntactic function in the sentence as one of its immediate constituents Cold water is an endocentric construction, since it functions as would the noun water. Greenhouse is an endocentric compound, since it is a noun as is its head house endocentric in British English adjective: (of a construction) fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents; as in three blind mice, where the whole noun phrase fulfils the same role as its head noun mice |
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