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polysyllables

polysyllables is the plural of polysyllable.

Meaning of polysyllable

Noun

polysyllable (plural polysyllables)

  1. 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

Questions about polysyllables

What is polysyllables the plural of?
Polysyllables is the plural of polysyllable.

Words near polysyllables in the dictionary

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

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