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polysyllabic — 1. adjective a) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. Antidisestablishmentarianism definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word. b) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables … Wiktionary
word stress — noun the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word • Syn: ↑word accent • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasis, ↑accent * * * noun or word accent … Useful english dictionary
word accent — noun the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word • Syn: ↑word stress • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasis, ↑accent * * * variant of word stress * * * Phonet. See word … Useful english dictionary
polysyllabic — pol|y|syl|lab|ic [ˌpɔlisıˈlæbık US ˌpa: ] adj technical a polysyllabic word has three or more ↑syllables >polysyllable [ˈpɔliˌsıləbəl US ˈpa: ] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
Word — A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together, and has a phonetic value. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and zero or more affixes. Words can… … Wikipedia
polysyllabic — adj. Polysyllabic is used with these nouns: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
polysyllabic — polysyllabically, adv. /pol ee si lab ik/, adj. 1. consisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables, as a word. 2. characterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc. Also, polysyllabical. [1650 60; < ML polysyllab(us) of many… … Universalium
polysyllabic — /ˌpɒlisəˈlæbɪk / (say .poleesuh labik) adjective 1. consisting of many, or more than three, syllables, as a word. 2. characterised by such words, as language, etc. Also, polysyllabical. {Medieval Latin polysyllabus (from Greek polysyllabos of… …
polysyllabic — adj. 1 (of a word) having many syllables. 2 characterized by the use of words of many syllables. Derivatives: polysyllabically adv … Useful english dictionary
