pol·y·syn·thet·ic (p l  -s n-th t k)adj. Of or relating to a language such as Eskimo or Mohawk, characterized by long, morphologically complex words with a large number of affixes that express syntactic relationships and meanings usually expressed as phrases or sentences in other languages. |
polysynthetic [ˌpɒlɪsɪnˈθɛtɪk]
adj
(Linguistics) denoting languages, such as Eskimo, in which single words may express the meaning of whole phrases or clauses by virtue of multiple affixes Compare synthetic [3] analytic [3] agglutinative [2]
polysynthesis [ˌpɒlɪˈsɪnθɪsɪs] n
polysynthesism n
polysynthetically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | polysynthetic - forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning synthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
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