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holophrasis

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[huh-lof-ruh-sis] / həˈlɒf rə sɪs /

noun

plural

holophrases

  1. the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis.

    a language characterized by holophrasis.

Etymology

Origin of holophrasis

1865–70; holo- + Greek phrásis; see phrase

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