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compound word vs endocentric compound

endocentric compound vs compound word

compound word and endocentric compound both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compound word Yes No No No
endocentric compound Yes No No No
As nouns, endocentric compound is a hyponym of compound word; that is, endocentric compound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compound word:
  • compound word: a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
  • endocentric compound: having the same syntactic function in the sentence as one of its immediate constituents.
Other hyponyms of compound word include exocentric compound.
compound word (noun) endocentric compound (noun)
a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. having the same syntactic function in the sentence as one of its immediate constituents.
Difference between compound word and endocentric compound

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