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monophrasis

monophrasis

English

Noun

monophrasis (usually uncountable, plural monophrases)

  1. (linguistics) Any word carrying a complete sense by itself; not a polylectic term.
  2. (linguistics) A univerbation; a polylectic term merger.
  3. (figuratively) A laconic response.

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