polysynthetical

polysynthetical
adjective

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polysynthetˈic or polysynthetˈical adjective
1. Made up of many separate elements
2. Built up of a number of small crystals in parallel growth (crystallography)
3. Combining many simple words of a sentence in one, as in the native languages of America (also called incorporating; philology)
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Main Entry: ↑poly-

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  • polysynthetical — poly·synthetical …   English syllables

  • polysynthetic — /pol ee sin thet ik/, adj. 1. (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Cf.… …   Universalium

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