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polysynthetic

/ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
polysyn-thet-ic
IPA
/ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Having layers of twin crystals

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English synthetic English polysynthetic From poly- + synthetic.

Inflected Forms

more polysynthetic (comparative) most polysynthetic (superlative)

Derived Forms

polysynthetically

Phrases

polysynthetic twinning

Frequently Paired Words

oligosynthetic polysynthesis polysynthesism synthetic agglutinative analytic fusional incorporating

Synonyms

agglutinative

Questions

How do you pronounce polysynthetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/.
What does polysynthetic mean?
Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
Where does polysynthetic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English synthetic English polysynthetic From poly- + synthetic.

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