holophrasis

[ huh-lof-ruh-sis ]

noun

, plural ho·loph·ra·ses [h, uh, -, lof, -r, uh, -seez].

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

   a language characterized by holophrasis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of holophrasis¹

1865–70; holo- + Greek phrásis; phrase