HOLOPHRASTIC


Meaning of HOLOPHRASTIC in English

/hol'euh fras"tik, hoh'leuh-/ , adj.

1. using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.

2. characterized by holophrasis; polysynthetic: a holophrastic language.

[ 1855-60; HOLO- + -phrastic; see PERIPHRASTIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .