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monophrasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monophra-sis
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any word carrying a complete sense by itself; not a polylectic term.

Uncountable

noun

A univerbation; a polylectic term merger.

Uncountable

noun

A laconic response.

Uncountable

Etymology

From mono- + Latin phrasis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

monophrases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monophrastic

Synonyms

monolexis monolexia single-wordness univerbation word-amalgamation laconism

Questions

What does monophrasis mean?
Any word carrying a complete sense by itself; not a polylectic term.
Where does monophrasis come from?
From mono- + Latin phrasis.

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