holophrastic
using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
characterized by holophrasis; polysynthetic: a holophrastic language.
Origin of holophrastic
1Words Nearby holophrastic
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How to use holophrastic in a sentence
holophrastic, hol-o-fras′tik, adj. bearing the force of a whole phrase, expressive of a sentence or an idea.
British Dictionary definitions for holophrastic
/ (ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk) /
denoting the stage in a child's acquisition of syntax when most utterances are single words
(of languages) tending to express in one word what would be expressed in several words in other languages; polysynthetic
Origin of holophrastic
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