holophrasis
noun/ˌhɒləˈfreɪsɪs/
/həˈlɑːfrəsɪs/
[uncountable] (linguistics)- the expression of a whole idea in a single word, for example a baby saying ‘up’ for ‘I want you to pick me up’Topics Languagec2
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