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polysyllable
[ pol-ee-sil-uh-buhl, pol-ee-sil- ]
polysyllable
/ ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl /
noun
- a word consisting of more than two syllables
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polysyllable1
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Example Sentences
Polysyllable, pol′i-sil-a-bl, n. a word of many or of more than three syllables.
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The formidable polysyllable simply means, "Hatchets rattling inside the baskets of the carpenters."
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"Answer me, you—" He added a brisk polysyllable in Mixo-Lydian, with the desired effect.
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Yes, it is a polysyllable'—as, indeed, he had added an unnecessary syllable.
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(crossing herself with superstitious awe at the polysyllable).
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