polysynthetic

adjective

poly·​synthetic

variants or less commonly polysynthetical

¦⸗⸗+

: characterized by polysynthesism

polysynthetically

"+

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek polysynthetos much compounded (from Greek poly- much—from polys much, many—+ synthetos compounded, put together, from syntithenai to put together) + English -ic or -ical

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