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Agglutinative

Agglutinative Meaning & Definition
Agglutinative Definition And Meaning

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

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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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