POLYSYNTHESISM


Meaning of POLYSYNTHESISM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: polysynthesis + -ism

: the uniting of many parts into one : a high degree of synthesis ; specifically : a grammatical practice of some languages (as American Indian) of combining word elements into a single word that is equivalent to a sentence in other languages

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