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Polysyllabic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Having more than two and usually more than three syllables.

adj. Characterized by words having more than three syllables.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

adj. Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

n. a word having more than one syllable

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of or pertaining to a polysyllable; consisting of many syllables, specifically of more than three.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having or characterized by words of more than three syllables

adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

Word Usage

"And both these words, as well as individual, which must be treated more at length in the next section, are illustrations of a tendency that we have called polysyllabic humour and discussed in the Chapter Airs and Graces."

Equivalent

syllabic long polysyllabical

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

multisyllabic

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

syllabic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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