"polyword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polywords [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + word. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|word}} poly- + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyword (plural polywords)
  1. (linguistics) A phrase that acts like a single word. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: chunk, idiom, multiword, set phrase Related terms: n-gram, polygram, polyverbal

Inflected forms

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