exocentric

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Synonyms: egocentric, ecocentric, excentric, eccentric, eurocentric, pedocentric, endocentric, zenocentric, geocentric, telocentric, biocentric

Antonyms: egocentric, ecocentric, excentric, eccentric, eurocentric, pedocentric, endocentric, zenocentric, geocentric, telocentric, biocentric

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Adjective

1. Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
2. {{lb|en|grammar|of a [[phrase]] or [[compound]]}} Not having the same [[part of speech]] as any of its [[constituent]] [[word]]s.
3. {{lb|en|semantics|of or relating to a compound term}} Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.{{examples|title=semantics|example=[[bats in the belfry]]<br>[[scarecrow]]}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} An exocentric compound.

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