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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•y•syl•lab•ic /ˌpɑlisɪˈlæbɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - Phoneticsconsisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables.
- Phoneticscharacterized by long words, as a language, a style of speech, or a piece of writing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•y•syl•lab•ic (pol′ē si lab′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Phoneticsconsisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables, as a word.
- Phoneticscharacterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc.
Also, pol′y•syl•lab′i•cal. - Greek polysýllabos) + -ic. See poly-, syllabic
- Medieval Latin polysyllab(us) of many syllables (
- 1650–60
pol′y•syl•lab′i•cal•ly, adv. |