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compound word vs exocentric compound

exocentric compound vs compound word

compound word and exocentric compound both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compound word Yes No No No
exocentric compound Yes No No No
As nouns, exocentric compound is a hyponym of compound word; that is, exocentric 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.
  • exocentric compound: a grammatical compound not having the same syntactic function in the sentence as any one of its immediate constituents.
Other hyponyms of compound word include endocentric compound.
compound word (noun) exocentric compound (noun)
a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. a grammatical compound not having the same syntactic function in the sentence as any one of its immediate constituents.
Difference between compound word and exocentric compound

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