Holophrastically
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Holophrastically is an adverb meaning In a holophrastic manner.
Meaning
In a holophrastic manner.
Example Sentences
Leitgeb writes: “Thus, according to Quine, while the stimulus meaning of an observation sentence can be identified with its meaning if the sentence is taken holophrastically, i. e. as a single-word expression ..., this is no longer possible if the observation sentence is not taken holophrastically, i. e. if it is taken analysed as being syntactically composed of meaningful parts” ( ibid ., p. 418; emphasis is mine).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include holoblastically, holozoically, paraphrastically, holistically, paralogically, polysyndetically.
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