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Definition of holophrasis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

holophrasis

noun

/ˌhɒləˈfreɪsɪs/

/həˈlɑːfrəsɪs/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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the expression of a whole idea in a single word, for example a baby saying ‘up’ for ‘I want you to pick me up’Topics Languagec2

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