polysyllable
polysyllable noun: a word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
Noun
polysyllable (plural polysyllables)
- A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
- For instance, words can differ in length, and we can rhyme a monosyllable with a polysyllable, like tracks with haversacks.1982, Donald Hall, To Read Poetry, page 83
- In the Phyengan dialect, wuy developed into wi but at the end of a polysyllable it often dropped the -y to become wu (ibid): Tang-nakwu = Tang-nakwi 'donkey'1992, Samuel Elmo Martin, Reference Grammar of Korean
polysyllable meaning in Tamil
polysyllable in Tamil
- பல அசை ஒருசொல்
Forms of polysyllable
| plural | polysyllables |
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Origin of polysyllable
From poly- + syllable.
Questions about polysyllable
- What does polysyllable mean?
- Polysyllable means a word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
- What is polysyllable in Tamil?
- Polysyllable in Tamil is பல அசை ஒருசொல். See Polysyllable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polysyllable?
- Polysyllable is a noun.
- What is the plural of polysyllable?
- The plural of polysyllable is polysyllables.
Words near polysyllable in the dictionary
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