polysynthetic
English
Etymology
poly- + synthetic
Pronunciation
- enPR: pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk, IPA(key): /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/
Adjective
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polysynthetic (comparative more polysynthetic, superlative most polysynthetic)
- (grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- "No doubt, sir," Summerlee answered. "Like all such tribes, I shall expect to find them of polysynthetic speech and of Mongolian type." "Polysynthetic certainly," said Challenger, indulgently.
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- (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
Related terms
- oligosynthetic
- polysynthesis
- polysynthesism
- synthetic
Translations
polysynthetic
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See also
- agglutinative
- analytic
- fusional
- incorporating
- inflected
- isolating