Usually means: Single word expressing complex idea.
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  1. holophrasis: Merriam-Webster
  2. holophrasis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. holophrasis: Wordnik
  4. holophrasis: Wiktionary
  5. holophrasis: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. holophrasis: Dictionary.com
  7. Holophrasis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. holophrasis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (linguistics) The use of a single word to convey a complex idea.

Similar:
holophrasticity, holarchy, hapax, holoarchy, heterophasia, hylicism, hyperionism, holohedrism, haplogy, hypostasis, more...

Opposite:
wordy, circumlocutory, long-winded.

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Similar:
holophrasticity, holarchy, hapax, holoarchy, heterophasia, hylicism, hyperionism, holohedrism, haplogy, hypostasis, more...

Opposite:
wordy, circumlocutory, long-winded.



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