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AGGLUTINATIVE
agglutinate, agglutinative
(adjective) united as if by glue
agglutinative, polysynthetic
(adjective) forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
agglutinative (comparative more agglutinative, superlative most agglutinative)
sticky, tacky, adhesive
(linguistics) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
Synonyms
• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
Noun
agglutinative (plural agglutinatives)
a sticky material; an adhesive
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*glu"ti*na*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]
1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
2. (Philol.)
Definition: Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound. In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds. R. Morris. Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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