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Agglutinative : adj
1: forming derivative or compound words by putting together
constituents each of which expresses a single definite
meaning [syn: polysynthetic]
2: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Agglutinative : \Ag*glu"ti*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]
1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having
power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
2. (Philol.) 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
M["u]ller.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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