About The Word Polysyllable

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Polysyllable

Polysyllable Meaning & Definition
Polysyllable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polysyllable?

[n] a word of more than three syllables

Synonyms | Synonyms for Polysyllable: polysyllabic word

Related Terms | Find terms related to Polysyllable: 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

See Also | jawbreaker | sesquipedalia | sesquipedalian | word

Polysyllable In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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