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polysynthetic

/ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

polysynthetic adjective: characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.

Adjective

polysynthetic (comparative more polysynthetic, superlative most polysynthetic)

  1. Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
    • "No doubt, sir," Summerlee answered. "Like all such tribes, I shall expect to find them of polysynthetic speech and of Mongolian type." "Polysynthetic certainly," said Challenger, indulgently.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  2. Having layers of twin crystals

polysynthetic meaning in Tamil

polysynthetic in Tamil

பல்பிணைப்பு நிலை

Forms of polysynthetic

comparativemore polysynthetic
superlativemost polysynthetic

Origin of polysynthetic

From poly- + synthetic.

Words formed from polysynthetic

Phrases with polysynthetic

Questions about polysynthetic

What does polysynthetic mean?
Polysynthetic means characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
What is polysynthetic in Tamil?
Polysynthetic in Tamil is பல்பிணைப்பு நிலை. See Polysynthetic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polysynthetic?
Polysynthetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce polysynthetic?
Polysynthetic is pronounced /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/.

Words near polysynthetic in the dictionary

  1. polysynovitis
  2. polysynth
  3. polysyntheses
  4. polysynthesis
  5. polysynthesism
  6. polysynthetic
  7. polysynthetic twinning
  8. polysynthetic twinnings
  9. polysynthetical
  10. polysynthetically
  11. polysyntheticism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polysynthetic (page history and authors); polysynthetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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