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Agglutinative
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What's The Definition Of Agglutinative?
[adj] united as if by glue
[adj] forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning Synonyms | Synonyms for Agglutinative: adhesive | agglutinate | combining(a) | polysynthetic | synthetic Related Terms | Find terms related to Agglutinative: See Also | Agglutinative In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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