"polysynthetic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/ Forms: more polysynthetic [comparative], most polysynthetic [superlative]
enPR: pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk Etymology: poly- + synthetic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|synthetic}} poly- + synthetic Head templates: {{en-adj}} polysynthetic (comparative more polysynthetic, superlative most polysynthetic)
  1. (grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-polysynthetic-en-adj-PYpoxW-V Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-polysynthetic-en-adj-SMrnqgMZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 35 65 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polysynthetic twinning Related terms: oligosynthetic, polysynthesis, polysynthesism, synthetic, agglutinative, analytic, fusional, incorporating, inflected, isolating Translations (polysynthetic): полисинтети́чен (polisintetíčen) (Bulgarian), polisintètic (Catalan), polysyntetisk (Danish), polysynthetisch (Dutch), polisinteza (Esperanto), polysynteettinen (Finnish), polysynthétique (French), polisintético [masculine] (Galician), polysynthetisch (German), πολυσυνθετικός (polysynthetikós) (Greek), polisintetico (Italian), polysyntetisk (Norwegian), polisyntetyczny (Polish), polissintético (Portuguese), полисинтети́ческий (polisintetíčeskij) (Russian), polisintético (Spanish), polysyntetisk (Swedish)
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