"polysynthetic" meaning in English

See polysynthetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/ Forms: more polysynthetic [comparative], most polysynthetic [superlative]
enPR: pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk Etymology: From 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 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)
Disambiguation of 'polysynthetic': 0 0

Alternative forms

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