holophrastic
[ hol-uh-fras-tik, hoh-luh- ]
/ ˌhɒl əˈfræs tɪk, ˌhoʊ lə- /
adjective
using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
characterized by holophrasis; polysynthetic: a holophrastic language.
Origin of holophrastic
Words nearby holophrastic
holon,
holophane,
holophote,
holophrase,
holophrasis,
holophrastic,
holophyte,
holophytic,
holoplankton,
holopneustic,
holoprosencephaly
Example sentences from the Web for holophrastic
Holophrastic, hol-o-fras′tik, adj. bearing the force of a whole phrase, expressive of a sentence or an idea.
British Dictionary definitions for holophrastic
holophrastic
/ (ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk) /
adjective
denoting the stage in a child's acquisition of syntax when most utterances are single words
(of languages) tending to express in one word what would be expressed in several words in other languages; polysynthetic
Word Origin for holophrastic
C19: from
holo- + Greek
phrastikos expressive, from
phrazein to express