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Definition of Endocentric
1. Adjective. Fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents. "When `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction"
Definition of Endocentric
1. Adjective. (context: grammar of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role a one of its constituents e.g. the noun "houseboat" because "boat" is also a noun ¹
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