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multisyllable

[ muhl-ti-sil-uh-buhl ]

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Word History and Origins

Origin of multisyllable1

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + syllable

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Multisyllable, mul-ti-sil′a-bl, n. a word of many syllables.

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