"isolating language" meaning in All languages combined

See isolating language on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: isolating languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} isolating language (plural isolating languages)
  1. (linguistics) A type of language with a morpheme per word ratio close to one, and with no inflectional morphology whatsoever. Translations (language with no inflectional morphology): 고립된 언어 (Korean), 고립어 (Korean)
    Sense id: en-isolating_language-en-noun-ozk4XcoN Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'language with no inflectional morphology': 59 41
  2. See also: language isolate Synonyms: isolating language Hypernyms: language Related terms: analytic language
    Sense id: en-isolating_language-en-noun-Iaj~nO2T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Languages: 44 56
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