polysynthesis

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English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ synthesis.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pŏlēsĭn'thəsĭs, IPA(key): /ˌpɒliˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Noun

polysynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural polysyntheses)

  1. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
  2. (linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination.

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