holophrasis

English

Etymology

From English holo- and Latin phrasis or Greek φράσις (phrásis).

Noun

holophrasis (countable and uncountable, plural holophrases)

1. (linguistics) The use of a single word to convey a complex idea.

Translations

phrasis

• Italian: olofrase f
• Interlingua: holophrase
• Spanish: holofrase f
• French: holophrase (fr) f