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Another characteristic, which at one time was supposed to be universal on this continent, is what Mr. Peter S. Du Ponceau named polysynthesis.

From American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Incorporation confines itself exclusively to verbal forms, while polysynthesis embraces both nouns and verbs.

From American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Max Mueller goes further, and asserts that what is called the process of agglutination in the Turanian languages is the same as what has been named polysynthesis in America.

From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison