Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Holophrastic expression; combination of a complex of ideas and their signs into one word, especially a verb.
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- noun linguistics The use of a single
word to convey acomplex idea
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Examples
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“Too long evacuate,” Jim said, falling into holophrasis mostly for the fun of it.
THE WOUNDED SKY DIANE DUANE 1983
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“Too long evacuate,” Jim said, falling into holophrasis mostly for the fun of it.
THE WOUNDED SKY DIANE DUANE 1983
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“Too long evacuate,” Jim said, falling into holophrasis mostly for the fun of it.
THE WOUNDED SKY DIANE DUANE 1983
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“Too long evacuate,” Jim said, falling into holophrasis mostly for the fun of it.
THE WOUNDED SKY DIANE DUANE 1983
whichbe commented on the word holophrasis
Expression of a complex of ideas in a single word.
May 12, 2008
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word holophrasis
I wish this was used more often.
July 26, 2009