monophrasis
English
Noun
monophrasis (usually uncountable, plural monophrases)
- (linguistics) Any word carrying a complete sense by itself; not a polylectic term.
- (linguistics) A univerbation; a polylectic term merger.
- (figuratively) A laconic response.
Synonyms
- monolexis, monolexia
- single-wordness
- univerbation
- word-amalgamation
- laconism (figurative)
Related terms
- monophrastic
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