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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPolysyllabic
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪləbɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having more than three syllables, or more generally, having more than one syllable.
"Medical terminology is often full of long, polysyllabic words."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'polysyllabic' originates from the Greek 'polus', meaning 'many', and 'syllabē', meaning 'syllable'. It entered the English language in the early 19th century, reflecting the growing interest in linguistic studies and the classification of words based on their syllable count.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polysyllabic" is said worldwide
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polysyllabique
Transliteration: polysyllabique
"Les enfants apprennent à prononcer des mots polysyllabiques."
mehrsilbig
Transliteration: mehrsilbig
"Wissenschaftliche Begriffe sind oft mehrsilbig."
polisillabico
Transliteration: polisillabico
"Il testo contiene molti termini polisillabici."
polisílabo
Transliteration: polisílabo
"Las palabras polisílabas requieren mayor atención al acento."
polissilábico
Transliteration: polissilábico
"Ele usou um vocabulário muito polissilábico."
बहुअक्षरीय
Transliteration: bahuakshariya
"तकनीकी शब्दों में अक्सर बहुअक्षरीय शब्द होते हैं।"
多音节的
Transliteration: duō yīnjié de
"学术英语中包含许多多音节的词汇。"
다음절의
Transliteration: daeumjeorui
"전문 용어에는 다음절의 단어가 많습니다."
多音節の
Transliteration: taonsetsu no
"学術的な文章には多音節の単語が多く含まれています。"
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