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polysyllable

pol·y·syl·la·ble
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ee-sil-uh-buh l, pol-ee-sil-]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌpɒl iˈsɪl-/
    • /ˈpɒ.lɪ.sɪ.ləb.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-sil-uh-buh l, pol-ee-sil-]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌpɒl iˈsɪl-/

Definitions of polysyllable word

  • noun polysyllable a polysyllabic word. 1
  • noun polysyllable word with more than one syllable 1
  • noun polysyllable a word consisting of more than two syllables 0
  • noun polysyllable a polysyllabic word 0
See all 4 definitions of polysyllable

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Origin of polysyllable

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; poly- + syllable

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Parts of speech for Polysyllable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Polysyllable

polysyllable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

polysyllable usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for polysyllable

noun polysyllable

Just one Antonym for polysyllable

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