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Meaning of POLYSYLLABLE

Pronunciation:  'pâlee`silubul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a word of more than three syllables
 

POLYSYLLABLE is a 12 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: polysyllabic word
 
 See Also: jawbreaker, sesquipedalia, sesquipedalian, word

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol"y*syl`la*ble\, n. [Poly- + syllable.]
A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables
than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called
{monosyllables}, {dissyllables}, and {trisyllables}.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: antonym, articulation, expression, free form, grandiloquence, hard word, homograph, homonym, homophone, jawbreaker, lexeme, lexiphanicism, linguistic form, locution, logos, long word, metonym, minimum free form, monosyllable, sesquipedalian, syllable, synonym, term, usage, utterance, verbalism, verbum, vocable, word
 

 

 

 

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