monophrasis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.
- (figurative) A laconic response.
Synonyms
[edit]- monolexis, monolexia
- single-wordness
- univerbation
- word-amalgamation
- laconism (figurative)