holophrastic
adjective/ˌhɒləˈfræstɪk/
/ˌhəʊləˈfræstɪk/, /ˌhɑːləˈfræstɪk/
(linguistics)- expressing a whole idea in a single word, for example a baby saying ‘up’ for ‘I want you to pick me up’
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