Hypertext Webster Gateway: "polysynthetic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Polysynthetic \Pol`y*syn*thet"ic\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
polysynthetic
adj : forming derivative or compound words by putting together
constituents each of which expresses a single definite
meaning [syn: {agglutinative}, {combining(a)}]
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