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polysyllabisms

polysyllabisms is the plural of polysyllabism.

Meaning of polysyllabism

Noun

polysyllabism (usually uncountable, plural polysyllabisms)

  1. (usually) The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language.
    • Chinese polysyllabism is a sort of synthesis, or aggregation, or 'addition' of morphemes and their meanings.1936, Martin Joos, "Book Review: The Psycho-Biology of Language by George K. Zipf," Language, vol. 12, no. 3 (July/Sep), p. 202
  2. (usually) Polysyllabicism.
    • Cumbrous compounds are formed as the names of objects and a character of tedious and time-wasting polysyllabism is given to the language.1867, William Dwight Whitney, Language and the Study of Language, New York: Scribner, page 348

Questions about polysyllabisms

What is polysyllabisms the plural of?
Polysyllabisms is the plural of polysyllabism.

Words near polysyllabisms in the dictionary

  1. polysyllabicism
  2. polysyllabicisms
  3. polysyllabicity
  4. polysyllabics
  5. polysyllabism
  6. polysyllabisms
  7. polysyllable
  8. polysyllables
  9. polysyllogism
  10. polysyllogisms
  11. polysyllogistic

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