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单词 polysynthetic
释义

polysynthetic

English

Etymology

poly- + synthetic

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk, IPA(key): /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Adjective

Examples (grammar)
  • Ojibwe is a polysynthetic language where ngii-nitaa-ozhibii'amaadimin (we used to write to each other) is a possible word.

polysynthetic (comparative more polysynthetic, superlative most polysynthetic)

  1. (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.
  2. (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
  • oligosynthetic
  • polysynthesis
  • polysynthesism
  • synthetic

Translations

See also

  • agglutinative
  • analytic
  • fusional
  • incorporating
  • inflected
  • isolating
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