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polysyllable

/'p/A/l/i/,s/I/l/@/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a word of more than three syllables

    noun.communication

    Synonyms polysyllabic word

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called <i>monosyllables</i>, <i>dissyllables</i>, and <i>trisyllables</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

polysyllabicpolysyllabic wordpolysyllabicallypolysyllabicismpolysyllabicitypolysyllabismpolysyndeticpolysyndetonpolysynthesispolysyntheticpolysyntheticismpolytechnic

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