polysynthesism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′i sin′thə siz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pol•y•syn•the•sism  (pol′i sin′thə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the synthesis of various elements.
  2. Linguisticsthe combining of several words of a sentence into one word.
  • poly- + synthes(is) + -ism 1880–85

'polysynthesism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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