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Adjective: endocentric  `en-dow'sen-trik
  1. Fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
    "when 'three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction"

Antonym: exocentric

Encyclopedia: Endocentric

Nearest

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endlong
endmost
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endo-
endoblast
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endocarditis
endocardium
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endochondral
endocranium
endocrinal
endocrine
endocrine gland
endocrine system
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endocytosis