endocentric

معنی فارسی

درون مرکز مرکز گراي

/en´dō sen´trik/adj.

● (زبانشناسی) درون مرکز، مرکز گرای

ریشه

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The American Journal of Psychology. From endo- + -centric.

مثال

In an endocentric compound, one element is the head of the compound.
The term 'blackbird' is an example of an endocentric compound, because it is a type of bird.
Endocentric constructions are common in English grammar.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Endocentric compound Endocentric construction Endocentric growth

adjective

fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents “when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction”