Associations to the word «Polysynthetic»
Wiktionary
POLYSYNTHETIC, adjective. (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:
POLYSYNTHETIC, adjective. (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
POLYSYNTHETIC TWINNING, noun. (geology) A type of contact twins where the composition surfaces are parallel to one another.
Dictionary definition
POLYSYNTHETIC, adjective. Forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.