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polysynthetic
pol·y·syn·thet·ic [ pòllee sin théttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
having many affixes: describes a language in which the syntax is conveyed by means of multiple affixes to single words

pol·y·syn·the·sis [ pòllee sínthəssiss ] noun
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