symphytism

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noun

coalescence; compounding of two words.

OriginAncient Greek σύμφυσις →
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Meanings

nounsymphytism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablehuman sciencescoalescence; compounding of two words.

    Some of the phrasal adverbs have assumed the form of single words, by that symphytism which naturally attaches these light elements to each other.

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύμφυσις“growing together”
  2. Englishsymphytism

From Ancient Greek σύμφυσις (súmphusis, “growing together”) + -ism.

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