English

Noun

univerbation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural univerbations)

1. (linguistics) The diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words.
   • 2004, Walter Bisang, Nikolaus Himmelmann, Björn Wiemer, What makes grammaticalization?

     Standard examples of univerbation are cupboard, brainstorming, or necklace.

Synonyms

• monophrasis
• word-amalgamation
• monolexis, monolexia

Translations

French

Noun

univerbation f ‎(plural univerbations)

1. (linguistics) univerbation