holophrasis

noun

ho·​loph·​ra·​sis

həˈläfrəsə̇s

plural holophrases

-ˌsēz

: the expression of a complex of ideas by a single word

also : holophrase

Word History

Etymology

hol- + Greek phrasis expression, phrase

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