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单词 polysyllable
释义

polysyllable

[ pol-ee-sil-uh-buhl, pol-ee-sil- ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌpɒl iˈsɪl- /

noun

a polysyllabic word.

Origin of polysyllable

First recorded in 1560–70; poly- + syllable

Words nearby polysyllable

polystyrene, polysulfide, polysulphide, polysuspensoid, polysyllabic, polysyllable, polysyllogism, polysymbrachydactyly, polysynaptic, polysyndactyly, polysyndeton
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Example sentences from the Web for polysyllable

  • (crossing herself with superstitious awe at the polysyllable).

    The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

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

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

  • Yes, it is a polysyllable'—as, indeed, he had added an unnecessary syllable.

    The Young Step-Mother|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for polysyllable

polysyllable
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

a word consisting of more than two syllables
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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