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Holophrastic

Holˊo-phras′tic

,
Adj.
[
Holo
+ Gr. [GREEK] to speak: cf. F.
holophrastique
.]
Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, – as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.

Syn. – polysynthetic, agglutinative.

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