Definitions for polysyllabic
ˌpɒl i sɪˈlæb ɪkpo·ly·syl·lab·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polysyllabicadjective

   having or characterized by words of more than three syllables

2. polysyllabic, sesquipedalianadjective

   (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

   "sesquipedalian technical terms"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polysyllabicnoun

   a word having more than one syllable

2. polysyllabicadjective

   Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

3. polysyllabicadjective

   Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polysyllabic

   A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants). Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words. They can influence the rhythm of a language, its prosody, its poetic metre and its stress patterns. Speech can usually be divided up into a whole number of syllables: for example, the word ignite is made of two syllables: ig and nite. Syllabic writing began several hundred years before the first letters. The earliest recorded syllables are on tablets written around 2800 BC in the Sumerian city of Ur. This shift from pictograms to syllables has been called "the most important advance in the history of writing".A word that consists of a single syllable (like English dog) is called a monosyllable (and is said to be monosyllabic). Similar terms include disyllable (and disyllabic; also bisyllable and bisyllabic) for a word of two syllables; trisyllable (and trisyllabic) for a word of three syllables; and polysyllable (and polysyllabic), which may refer either to a word of more than three syllables or to any word of more than one syllable.

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1. polysyllabic

   Polysyllabic refers to a word that consists of more than one syllable. It is a term used in linguistics to describe words with multiple pronunciation units or beats. Examples of polysyllabic words include "unforgettable," "complicated," "photography," and "butterfly."

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1. Polysyllabicadjective

   alt. of Polysyllabical

How to pronounce polysyllabic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say polysyllabic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of polysyllabic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of polysyllabic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of polysyllabic in a Sentence

1. Nupur Lala:

   Now it has brinkmanship, and things you wouldn't see before - an 8-year-old spelling a German or polysyllabic word that I've never heard of.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=polysyllabic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polysyllabic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysyllabic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polysyllabic