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polysyllabic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polysyllabic \Pol`y*syl*lab"ic\, Polysyllabical \Pol`y*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? syllable: cf F. polysyllabique.] Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polysyllabic adj 1: having or characterized by words of more than three syllables 2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: {sesquipedalian}]
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