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polysyllabic
[ pol-ee-si-lab-ik ]
adjective
- consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- characterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc.
polysyllabic
/ ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk /
adjective
- consisting of more than two syllables
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Derived Forms
- ˌpolysylˈlabically, adverb
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Other Words From
- poly·syl·labi·cal·ly adverb
- hyper·poly·syl·labic adjective
- hyper·poly·syl·labi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polysyllabic1
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Example Sentences
They are Episcopalians or Presbyterians or some other correspondingly polysyllabic thing, as the case may be.
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Hence the polysyllabic, and the descriptive character of the language, so composite in its aspect and in its forms.
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The first difference between Chinese and Japanese is that the former is monosyllabic, whilst the latter is polysyllabic.
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One of the most obvious defects of this school is excessive attachment to polysyllabic terms.
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To what inconsequent polysyllabic question of his host did the guest return a monosyllabic negative answer?
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