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symphytism

symphytism noun: coalescence; compounding of two words.

Noun

symphytism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) coalescence; compounding of two words.
    • Some of the phrasal adverbs have assumed the form of single words, by that symphytism which naturally attaches these light elements to each other.1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

Origin of symphytism

From Ancient Greek σύμφυσις (súmphusis, “growing together”) + -ism.

Questions about symphytism

What does symphytism mean?
Symphytism means coalescence; compounding of two words.
What part of speech is symphytism?
Symphytism is a noun.

Words near symphytism in the dictionary

  1. symphysotomies
  2. symphysotomy
  3. symphysy
  4. symphytan
  5. symphytans
  6. symphytism
  7. symphytognathid
  8. symphytognathids
  9. sympiesometer
  10. sympiesometers
  11. sympiezometer

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