# exocentric

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
2. Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
3. Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.

## Etymology
From exo- + -centric.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exocentric