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Polysyllabic - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective polysyllabic

is having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

As a noun polysyllabic

is a word having more than one syllable.

polysyllabic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
    • "Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.
    ‘Polysyllabic’ is a polysyllabic word.
  • (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
    • I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.

    Usage notes

    Authoritative sources disagree concerning the precise number of syllables needed for a word to count as polysyllabic. The references cited below variously stipulate anywhere from more than one syllable to four or more. In general usage, a polysyllabic word is a word which is regarded as lengthy and polysyllabic writing or speech is often regarded as elaborate, overly lengthy, or excessively complex.

    Synonyms

    * (of a word) multisyllabic

    Antonyms

    * monosyllabic * brachysyllabic

    Related terms

    * polysyllable * polysyllabicism * polysyllabicity * polysyllabism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A word having more than one syllable

    • References

    * * * "polysyllabic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) English autological terms

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.