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holophrastic
[ hol-uh-fras-tik, hoh-luh- ]
adjective
- using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- characterized by holophrasis; polysynthetic:
a holophrastic language.
holophrastic
/ ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk /
adjective
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of holophrastic1
1855–60; holo- + -phrastic; periphrastic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of holophrastic1
C19: from holo- + Greek phrastikos expressive, from phrazein to express
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Example Sentences
Holophrastic, hol-o-fras′tik, adj. bearing the force of a whole phrase, expressive of a sentence or an idea.
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