exocentric

/ˌˈɛksoʊˌsɛntrɪk/
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Definitions of exocentric
  1. adjective
    not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
    “when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction”
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    antonyms:
    endocentric
    fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
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