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Definition of: holophrasis
(hə·lof′rə·sis) noun
Expression of a sentence or a complex idea in the form of a single word, as in some American Indian languages. [<HOLO- + Gk. phrasis phrase]
—hol·o·phras·tic (hol′ə·fras′tik) adjective
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