polysyllabicism
polysyllabicism noun: the state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style.
Noun
polysyllabicism (usually uncountable, plural polysyllabicisms)
- The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style.
- It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson.1807, W. Taylor, Annual Review, page 274
- If polysyllabicism is considered more 'scientific,' should we not seize the opportunity to call the study of micro-organisms 'mico-organicology'?1973, C. G. Dobbs, “Book Review of Soil Micro-Organisms by T. R. G. Gray and S. T. Williams (1971)”, in The Journal of Applied Ecology, volume 10, number 2, page 665
Forms of polysyllabicism
| plural | polysyllabicisms |
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Origin of polysyllabicism
From polysyllabic + -ism.
Questions about polysyllabicism
- What does polysyllabicism mean?
- Polysyllabicism means the state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style.
- What part of speech is polysyllabicism?
- Polysyllabicism is a noun.
- What is the plural of polysyllabicism?
- The plural of polysyllabicism is polysyllabicisms.
Words near polysyllabicism in the dictionary
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