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multisyllabic

multisyllabic adjective: having more than one syllable.

Adjective

multisyllabic (not comparable)

  1. Having more than one syllable.
    • But it’s a dialect Fetter doesn’t know. It sounds old, rolling and multisyllabic and liquid.2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 305
    Synonyms:
    polysyllabic
    Antonyms:
    monosyllabic

Synonyms of multisyllabic

Antonyms

Origin of multisyllabic

From multi- + syllabic.

Words formed from multisyllabic

Questions about multisyllabic

What does multisyllabic mean?
Multisyllabic means having more than one syllable.
What part of speech is multisyllabic?
Multisyllabic is an adjective.

Words near multisyllabic in the dictionary

  1. multisuspect
  2. multisutural
  3. multisuture
  4. multiswarm
  5. multisweep
  6. multisyllabic
  7. multisyllabically
  8. multisyllabicity
  9. multisyllable
  10. multisyllables
  11. multisymbol

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