holophrasisn.
/həʊˈlɒfrəsɪs/ Philology.
The expression of a whole phrase or combination of ideas by one word.
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holophrasis1870
1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech iv. 177 Holophrasis, the reduction of whole sentences into words.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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n.1870- to have something to prove
- to have something to say for oneself
- to have something to say to
- to have something to show for
- to have something wired
- to have something written all over him, her, it, etc
- to have something, enough, little, etc to eat
- to have somewhat to do
- to have space
- to have speech
- to have spied a mare's nest
- to have stardust in one's eyes
- to have stars in one's eyes
- to have steam on
- to have sticky fingers
- to have stob and stake
- to have straws in one's hair
- to have strong hold
- to have strong root
- to have supposing
- to have surety
- to have swallowed a dictionary
- to have swallowed the dictionary
- to have swing and sway
- to have take no cure of