polysyllable

[ pol-ee-sil-uh-buhl, pol-ee-sil- ]

noun

1. a polysyllabic word.

polysyllable

/ ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl /

noun

1. a word consisting of more than two syllables

Word History and Origins

Origin of polysyllable¹

First recorded in 1560–70; poly- + syllable

Example Sentences

Polysyllable, pol′i-sil-a-bl, n. a word of many or of more than three syllables.

From Project Gutenberg

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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