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In natural English speech, "polysynthetic" appears in contexts such as: "and how we use it to communicate with one another. For example, Anishinaabemowin, like most Indigenous languages, is what's called polysynthetic, which means that there are very, very long words, composed of little tiny pieces called morphemes.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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and how we use it to communicate with one another.

For example, Anishinaabemowin, like most Indigenous languages, is what's called polysynthetic, which means that there are very, very long words,

composed of little tiny pieces called morphemes.

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adjective

Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.

“"No doubt, sir," Summerlee answered. "Like all such tribes, I shall expect to find them of polysynthetic speech and of Mongolian type." "Polysynthetic certainly," said Challenger, indulgently.”

adjective

Having layers of twin crystals

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