polyphloisbic

polyphloisbic
polyphloisbic /pol-i-floisˈbik/, poluphloisboiotic /pol-oo-flois-boi-otˈik/ or polyphloesboean /pol-i-flēs-bēˈən/ adjective
(Gr polyphloisbos, from phloisbos din; the oi and oe from the genitive ending in Homer's phrase polyphloisboio thalassēs of the much-roaring sea) loud-roaring (also used by Thackeray in the quasi-superlative form poluphloisboiotatotˈic)
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Main Entry: ↑poly-

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  • polyphloisbic — adjective noisy, roaring, thundering Will Hero’s Tower crumble under 15 inch guns? Will the sea be polyphloisbic and wine dark and unvintageable? Rupert Brooke, en route to the Bosporus, as quoted by William Manchester in his Churchill biography …   Wiktionary

  • poluphloisboiotic — polyphloisbic /pol i floisˈbik/, poluphloisboiotic /pol oo flois boi otˈik/ or polyphloesboean /pol i flēs bēˈən/ adjective (Gr polyphloisbos, from phloisbos din; the oi and oe from the genitive ending in Homer s phrase polyphloisboio thalassēs… …   Useful english dictionary

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