polysyllabic word

polysyllabic word
noun
a word of more than three syllables
Syn: ↑polysyllable
Derivationally related forms: ↑polysyllabic (for: ↑polysyllable)
Hypernyms: ↑word
Hyponyms: ↑jawbreaker, ↑sesquipedalian, ↑sesquipedalia

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