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endocentric

adjective /ɛndoʊsɛntrɪk/ 4 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 20
Definitions
adjective

fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents

“when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction”

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