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Webster 1913 Edition
Polysynthesis
Polˊy-syn′the-sis
,Noun.
[
Poly-
+ synthesis
.] 1.
The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
2.
(Philol.)
The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination.
Latham.
Definition 2024
polysynthesis
polysynthesis
English
Noun
polysynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural polysyntheses)
- The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
- (linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination.
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