holophrastic

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɒləˈfɹæstɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    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.

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