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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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polysynthetic

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.

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Common Phrases

twinning polysyntheticlanguages polysyntheticlanguage polysynthetictwins polysynthetic. polysynthetictwin polysynthetic
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Synonyms

syntheticcombiningagglutinative

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Related Words

twinningpolysyntheticalpleonasticprefixingparasynthetic

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