holophrastic
/ˌhɒləˈfɹæstɪk/US/ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/
holophrastic adjective: consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever.".
Adjective
holophrastic (not comparable)
- Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever."
- Pertaining to the stage of language development where a child produces simple one-word utterances.
Words formed from holophrastic
Words that rhyme with holophrastic
- plastic
- elastic
- fantastic
- bombastic
- mastic
- spastic
- heteroplastic
- inelastic
- periphrastic
- pleonastic
- aclastic
- alloplastic
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- anaclastic
- anaplastic
- anticlastic
- aplastic
- autoplastic
- basiplastic
- ceroplastic
- chiastic
- clastic
- cosmoplastic
- drastic
- encomiastic
- enthusiastic
- epispastic
- gelastic
- gymnastic
- heteroblastic
- homoblastic
- homoplastic
- macroplastic
- normoplastic
- onomastic
- paraphrastic
- sarcastic
- synclastic
- achondroplastic
- agelastic
- antineoplastic
- antiphrastic
- antispastic
- apicoplastic
- autoschediastic
- cataclastic
- chiliastic
- conplastic
- cranioplastic
- docimastic
- dramastic
- dynastic
- dysplastic
- ecclesiastic
- ectoblastic
- ectoplastic
- electroplastic
- emplastic
- epiblastic
- epinastic
- esemplastic
Questions about holophrastic
- What does holophrastic mean?
- Holophrastic means consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever.".
- What part of speech is holophrastic?
- Holophrastic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce holophrastic?
- Holophrastic is pronounced /ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/ (US).
Words near holophrastic in the dictionary
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