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poly-

Syllables: pol·y/ˈpɒl.i-/US/ˈpɑ.li-/

poly- prefix: many.

Prefix

poly-

  1. many
    • polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent
    Synonyms:
    multi-, pleo-, pleio-
    Antonyms:
    mono-, uni-
  2. polymer
    • polyacetal, polyethene, polyether
  3. polyamory
    • polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily

poly- meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian

poly- in Tamil

பல என்பதின் முன்னொட்டு

poly- in Bengali

poly-, multi-
বহু bohu

poly- in Persian

many
بسـ bas-, پرـ porr-

Synonyms of poly-

Antonyms

Origin of poly-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.

Words formed from poly-

Questions about poly-

What does poly- mean?
Poly- means many.
What is poly- in Tamil?
Poly- in Tamil is பல என்பதின் முன்னொட்டு. See Poly- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poly-?
Poly- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce poly-?
Poly- is pronounced /ˈpɒl.i-/ (UK).

Words near poly- in the dictionary

  1. poly(ADP-ribosyl)ations
  2. poly(C)
  3. poly(G)
  4. poly(p-phenylene vinylene)
  5. poly(U)
  6. poly-
  7. poly-cath
  8. poly-curious
  9. poly-deism
  10. poly-harmonies
  11. poly-harmony

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: poly- (page history and authors); poly- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বহু (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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