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Definition of Holophrastic
1. a. Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.
Definition of Holophrastic
1. Adjective. (linguistics of a sentence) Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever." ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics) Pertaining to the stage of development where a child produces simple one-word utterances. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holophrastic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holophrastic
Literary usage of Holophrastic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1899)
"The passive verb is in fact only one of a vast class of derivative verbs which
tend to spring up in holophrastic language, but disappear in proportion as ..."
2. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1899)
"holophrastic language indicates these differences by the introduction of particles,
usually appended to the stem. One of the first things to be ..."
3. The Miscellaneous Writings of Francis Lieber by Francis Lieber (1881)
"A holophrastic character; if they abound in holophrastic expressions, or 2. ...
Both holophrastic and analytic words are more convenient for one or the ..."
4. The Miscellaneous Writings of Francis Lieber by Francis Lieber (1880)
"A holophrastic character; if they abound in holophrastic expressions, or 2. ...
Both holophrastic and analytic words are more convenient for one or the ..."
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