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Meaning of "holophrase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLOPHRASE

holophrase  [ˈhɒləˌfreɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLOPHRASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Holophrase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOLOPHRASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holophrasis

Holophrasis is the prelinguistic use of a single word to express a complex idea. A holophrase may resemble an interjection, but whereas an interjection is linguistic, and has a specific grammatical function, a holophrase is simply a vocalization memorized by rote and used without grammatical intent. Toddlers pass through a holophrastic stage early in life, during which they are able to communicate complex ideas using only single words and simple fixed expressions. As an example, the word "food" might be used to mean "Give me food" and the word "up" could convey "Pick me up". Combined with body language, context, and tone of voice, holophrasis is usually sufficient to express a child's needs. Indeed, it is based almost entirely on context. One interesting feature of holophrasis is its economy, and its emphasis on certainty rather than conceptual completeness. When expressing a complex idea, a child will often omit the more familiar concepts and use only the most recently-learned word. For instance, when requesting a ball, a child is far more likely to specify "ball" than "want". Although holophrasis is non-grammatical, it forms the foundation of a child's vocabulary.

Definition of holophrase in the English dictionary

The definition of holophrase in the dictionary is the use of one word to express a whole phrase or concept, or an example of this.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLOPHRASE


appraise
əˈpreɪz
craze
kreɪz
erase
ɪˈreɪz
fraise
freɪz
fundraise
ˈfʌndˌreɪz
graze
ɡreɪz
metaphrase
ˈmɛtəˌfreɪz
misphrase
ˌmɪsˈfreɪz
mores
ˈmɔːreɪz
paraphrase
ˈpærəˌfreɪz
periphrase
ˈpɛrɪˌfreɪz
phrase
freɪz
polymerase
pəˈlɪməreɪz
praise
preɪz
prase
preɪz
raise
reɪz
rase
reɪz
raze
reɪz
rephrase
riːˈfreɪz
strays
streɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLOPHRASE

holohedrism
holohedron
holometabolic
holometabolism
holometabolous
holomorphic
holon
holonic
holophotal
holophote
holophrastic
holophyte
holophytic
holoplankton
holoptic
holosteric
holothurian
holotype
holotypic
holozoic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLOPHRASE

acetylcholinesterase
anhydrase
buzz phrase
carbonic anhydrase
catch phrase
chrysoprase
epimerase
esterase
gyrase
isomerase
luciferase
noun phrase
parrot phrase
prepositional phrase
telomerase
to coin a phrase
topoisomerase
transferase
turn of phrase
verb phrase

Synonyms and antonyms of holophrase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «holophrase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLOPHRASE

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The translations of holophrase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holophrase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

holophrase
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

holofrase
570 millions of speakers

English

holophrase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

holophrase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

holophrase
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

holophrase
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

holófrase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

holophrase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

holophrase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Holophrase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

holophrase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

holophrase
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

holophrase
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Holophrase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

holophrase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

holophrase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होलोफ्रेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

holophrase
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

holophrase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

holophrase
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

holophrase
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

holophrase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

holophrase
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

holophrase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

holophrase
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holophrase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of holophrase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOPHRASE»

The term «holophrase» is used very little and occupies the 192.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOPHRASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holophrase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLOPHRASE»

Discover the use of holophrase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holophrase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Developmental Psychology: Childhood & Adolescence: Childhood ...
holophrase period the period when the child's speech consists of one-word utterances, some of which are thought to be holophrases. holophrase a single- word utterance that represents an entire sentence's worth of meaning. In the first stage ...
David David Reed Shaffer, Katherine Kipp, 2009
2
Childhood Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective
The holophrase The holophrase is produced by the petrification of Si, which prevents the subject from being represented by another signifier. Thus S2 is not constituted as such. The lack of constitution of the operation of separation prevents ...
Silvia Elena Tendlarz, 2003
3
That's Raven Talk: Holophrastic Readings of Contemporary ...
I have argued that it is a dynamic equivalent to the holophrase: that is, the paraholophrase is neither identical with nor formally (i.e., grammatically) equivalent to the holophrase, but it performs functions of language that are equivalent to those ...
Mareike Neuhaus, 2011
4
Social Anthropology and Language
They were more specific than the animal cry, which 'may be described as a holophrase not yet personalised' (1899: 170), and stood half-way between that and analytic languages: 'Circumstanee, time, the mental disposition of the persons ...
Edwin Ardener, 2013
5
Stories about Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth
The poem's first lines suggest the brash obscurity of an Ezra Pound: I want a holophrase NORD-SUD ZIG-ZAG LION-NOIR CACAO-BLOOKER Black-figured vases in Etruscan tombs (3) The obscurity decreases, however, with a footnote that ...
Brian Attebery, 2014
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Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion
A holophrase utters a holopsychosis. Out of these holophrases at a later stage emerge our familiar 'Parts of Speech,' rightly so called, for speech was before its partition. A simple instance will make this clear. The Fuegians1 have a word, ...
Jane Ellen Harrison, 2010
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Post-Partum Document
Experimentum. Mentis. II. Weaning. from. the. Holophrase. Because the acquisition of language is founded on a discovery of absence which is Imaginary, not Real, it is not only the constitutive instance in the formation of the child's castration ...
Mary Kelly, 1999
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Themis
A holophrase utters a holopsychosis. Out of these holophrases at a later stage emerge our familiar 'Parts of Speech,' rightly so called, for speech was before its partition. A simple instance will make this clean The Fuegians1 have a word, ...
J.E. Harrison
9
Becoming Human: From Pointing Gestures to Syntax
The second type of action, which is sometimes called 'parallel play', would perfectly include 'choral holophrase'). These specific holophrases are undoubtedly a very important element of linguistic learning. It cannot be chance that children get ...
Teresa Bejarano, 2011
10
Gender in Modernism: New Geographies, Complex Intersections
holophrase,” a single word standing for a phrase, sentence, or complex of ideas, and according to Jane Harrison (JH) characteristic of an early stage of language development (473–75). “I want” can also mean “I lack.” Holophrase puns on ...
Bonnie Kime Scott, 2007

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLOPHRASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holophrase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ten Musical Projects Ikey Owens Made Great
He had also worked on Holophrase's 2012 album and had just finished up tracks for Wheelchair Sport Camp's forthcoming record, as well as a ... «Westword, Oct 14»
2
How Colorado effects pedal maker Mantic Conceptual is already …
Etscheid and Henning discovered their unique approach to manipulating sounds in their own band, Holophrase. When they started the group ... «Westword, May 14»
3
Steal This Track: Brave Song Circle, Holophrase, Pan Astral
Today, we have endearingly ingenuous singer-songwriter fare from Brave Song Circle, experimental rock from Holophrase and atmospheric ... «Reverb, Jul 12»
4
The members of Holophrase on working with Ikey Owens on …
Holophrase got its name for the technical term for the sounds infants use to communicate verbally before learning the native language of the ... «Westword, Jul 12»
5
UMS adds Cloud Nothings, Ezra Furman, Signal Path, Gauntlet Hair …
Holophrase Hot Apostles Ian Cooke Idlewhile In The Whale Input Instant Empire Iuengliss Izcalli J. Alonzo Jason Cain Jay J Matott & The Arctic «Reverb, May 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Holophrase [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/holophrase>. May 2024 ».
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