exocentric
/,ɛksoʊ'sɛntrɪk/
adjective
10 letters4 syllables21 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1
Not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents.
“when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction”
WORD FORMS
Starts withE
Ends withC
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinexocentricway
Starts & ends withE … C
Syllablesex · o · cen · tric
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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