different between polysynthesis vs polysynthetic
polysynthesis
English
Etymology
poly- +? synthesis
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?l?s?n'th?s?s, IPA(key): /?p?li?s?n??s?s/
Noun
polysynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural polysyntheses)
- The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
- (linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination.
Related terms
- polysynthetic
- polysynthetically
polysynthesis From the web:
- polysynthetic linguistics
polysynthetic
English
Etymology
poly- +? synthetic
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?l?s?nth?t'?k, IPA(key): /?p?lis?n???t?k/
Adjective
polysynthetic (comparative more polysynthetic, superlative most polysynthetic)
- (grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
- (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
Related terms
- oligosynthetic
- polysynthesis
- polysynthesism
- synthetic
Translations
See also
- agglutinative
- analytic
- fusional
- incorporating
- inflected
- isolating
polysynthetic From the web:
- what polysynthetic languages
- what is polysynthetic twinning
- what is polysynthetic fabric
- what does polysynthetic language mean
- what is polysynthetic material
- examples of polysynthetic languages
- polysynthetic languages list
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