Definition of Polysinthetic
Pol`y*syn*thet"ic (-s&ibreve;n*th&ebreve;t"&ibreve;k),
a. [Poly- + synthetic.]
Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.
Polysynthetic twinning (Min.),
repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing
fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (grammar:) 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 language is Ojibwe, where:
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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