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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmehrsilbig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌzɪlbɪç/
"Wissenschaftliche Fachausdrücke sind oft sehr mehrsilbige Wörter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having more than one syllable, but most frequently used to describe a word containing three or more syllables.
"Children often struggle to decode long, multisyllabic words when they are first learning to read."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'multisyllabic' is derived from the prefix 'multi-', meaning 'many', and 'syllabic', which comes from the Greek 'syllabē', meaning 'a syllable'. The word has evolved to describe words that consist of multiple syllables, reflecting its roots in both Latin and Greek linguistic traditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multisyllabic" is said worldwide
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polysyllabique
Transliteration: po.li.si.la.bik
"Ce texte contient beaucoup de mots polysyllabiques."
mehrsilbig
Transliteration: /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌzɪlbɪç/
"Wissenschaftliche Fachausdrücke sind oft sehr mehrsilbige Wörter."
polisillabico
Transliteration: po.li.silˈla.bi.ko
"Le parole polisillabiche richiedono una maggiore attenzione nella pronuncia."
polisílabo
Transliteration: po.liˈsi.la.βo
"El español es una lengua rica en términos polisílabos."
polisílabo
Transliteration: po.liˈsi.la.bu
"A professora explicou como separar as sílabas de uma palavra polissílaba."
बहुअक्षरी
Transliteration: bahuakshari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक लंबा और बहुअक्षरी शब्द है।"
多音节的
Transliteration: duō yīnjié de
Script: 中文汉字
"这篇文章包含了很多多音节的单词。"
다음절의
Transliteration: daeumjeor-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"영어에는 다음절 단어가 많이 있습니다."
多音節の
Transliteration: taonsetsu no
Script: 日本語
"子供たちは多音節の単語を読む練習をしています。"
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