{Polysynthetic twinning} (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions. [1913 Webster]
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polysynthetic — /pol ee sin thet ik/, adj. 1. (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Cf.… … Universalium
polysynthetic — adjective a) said of a language, characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound (i.e., they cannot stand alone as independent words). An example of a polysynthetic … Wiktionary
Polysynthetic language — Polysynthetic languages are highly synthetic languages, i.e. languages in which words are composed of many morphemes. DefinitionThe degree of synthesis refers to the morpheme to word ratio. Languages with more than one morpheme per word are… … Wikipedia
Polysynthetic twinning — Polysynthetic Pol y*syn*thet ic (p[o^]l [i^]*s[i^]n*th[e^]t [i^]k), a. [Poly + synthetic.] Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. [1913 Webster] {Polysynthetic twinning} (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polysynthetic twinning — Twinning Twin ning, n. (Crystallog.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polysynthetic — poly·synthetic … English syllables
polysynthetic — pol•y•syn•thet•ic [[t]ˌpɒl i sɪnˈθɛt ɪk[/t]] also pol y•syn•thet′i•cal adj. ling. (of a language) characterized by the use of long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings, as many American Indian … From formal English to slang
polysynthetic — /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (say .poleesin thetik) adjective (of a language) having many word elements in a sentence combined into one word, as in a number of Native American languages …
polysynthetic — a. of languages where whole phrases are combined into one word … Dictionary of difficult words
polysynthetic — adjective forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning • Syn: ↑agglutinative • Similar to: ↑synthetic • Derivationally related forms: ↑agglutinate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
