EXOCENTRIC COMPOUND
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Exocentric Compound.
Exocentric Compound - as a noun
A grammatical compound not having the same syntactic function in the sentence as any one of its immediate constituents.
Example: "The noun bittersweet is an exocentric compound, since it is a noun but its elements are both adjectives."
Example Sentences
"An exocentric compound like 'blackbird' is a compound word that does not have the same meaning as its individual components."
"In the exocentric compound 'pickpocket', the meaning of the whole does not correspond to the sum of its parts."
"The exocentric compound 'butterfly' refers to a type of insect, not a combination of butter and a fly."
"An exocentric compound like 'blindfold' is formed by combining two words with a meaning that is unrelated to either word alone."
"In 'ladybug', an exocentric compound, the meaning of the whole does not depend on the meaning of 'lady' or 'bug' individually."
