polysynthetic

adj
/ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology

From poly- + synthetic.

  1. derived from synthétique
  2. prefixed as polysynthetic — “poly + synthetic

Definitions

  1. Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of…

    Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.

    • "No doubt, sir," Summerlee answered. "Like all such tribes, I shall expect to find them of polysynthetic speech and of Mongolian type." "Polysynthetic certainly," said Challenger, indulgently.
  2. Having layers of twin crystals

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for polysynthetic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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