holophrastic

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhɒləˈfɹæstɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

holophrastic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a sentence) Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever."
2. (linguistics) Pertaining to the stage of language development where a child produces simple one-word utterances.

Related terms

• holophrasis

Translations

consisting of a single word

• Icelandic: (a holophrastic word) setningarorð n

pertaining to the stage of development where a child produces simple one-word utterances