Megalocomparative
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or pertaining to megalocomparison. derogatory, historical, often, rare
"The height of Benedictine megalocomparative ingenuity is reached in the concept of split cognates, i.e. cognates that have reflexes of at most one given proto-phoneme in common, since they descend from different syllables of a polysyllabic etymon."
Example
More examples"The height of Benedictine megalocomparative ingenuity is reached in the concept of split cognates, i.e. cognates that have reflexes of at most one given proto-phoneme in common, since they descend from different syllables of a polysyllabic etymon."
Etymology
From megalocomparison, equivalent to megalo- + comparative. Coined by Matisoff (1990) in a critique of Joseph Greenberg's "mass comparison" (see quotation at megalocomparison).
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