polysyllabic word

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polysyllabic word - a word of more than three syllables

polysyllable

word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

jawbreaker - a word that is hard to pronounce

sesquipedalia, sesquipedalian - a very long word (a foot and a half long)

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accent clipped form emphasis jawbreaker language masculine rhyme polysyllable recessive sesquipedalia sesquipedalian shortened form STRESS word accent word stress			Boisterously backed by male dancers, Brady opened with an improvised rap, incorporating polysyllabic words shouted out by the crowd (ÒsupercalifragilisticexpialidociousÓ and ÒantidisestablishmentarianismÓ will be automatically tossed, as theyÕve been played out). Wayne Brady by Joe Brown / Las Vegas Sun Generally, he noticed that short, monosyllable words were viewed as ugly, while polysyllabic words seemed to have more likeability. 'Eloquent', 'love' top pretty word chart, 'vomit', 'moist' ugly by Asian News International Finally, the average number of words per sentence is added to the count of polysyllabic words and the total is multiplied by 0. To communicate better, improve your listening skills by Willax, Paul A. / New Hampshire Business Review			polysome polysomic polysomy polysorbate Polyspast Polyspermous polyspermy Polysporous polystichous Polystichum Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum aculeatum Polystichum adiantiformis Polystichum braunii Polystichum lonchitis Polystichum scopulinum Polystichum setiferum Polystomata Polystome Polystyle polystyrene polysulfide polysulphide Polysulphuret polysyllabic polysyllabic word polysyllabically Polysyllabicism Polysyllabicity polysyllabism polysyllable polysyllogism polysynaptic Polysyndetic polysyndeton Polysynthesis polysynthetic Polysynthetic twinning Polysyntheticism polytechnic polytechnic institute Polytechnical Polytechnics polytene polytetrafluoroethylene Polythalamia Polythalamous polytheism Polytheist polytheistic Polytheize			Polystyrenes Polystyrenes Polystyrol Polystyrol Polystyrol PolySubstance Abuse PolySubstance Abuse PolySubstance Abuse PolySubstance Abuse Polysubstance Dependency Polysubstituted Aryl Acridinium Esters polysulfated glycosaminoglycan polysulfated glycosaminoglycan polysulfide polysulfide polysulfide polymer polysulfide rubber polysulfide treating Polysulfides Polysulfides Polysulfone polysulfone resin Polysulphide Polysulphide polysulphides Polysulphone Polysulphuret polysyllabic polysyllabic polysyllabic profundity polysyllabic word polysyllabically Polysyllabicism Polysyllabicity Polysyllabism polysyllable polysyllable polysyllables Polysyllogism Polysyllogism polysymbrachydactyly polysynaptic polysynaptic polysyndactyly Polysyndetic Polysyndetic coordination Polysyndetic coordination polysyndeton polysyndeton polysynovitis Polysynthesis Polysynthesis polysynthetic polysynthetic Polysynthetic language Polysynthetic language Polysynthetic languages Polysynthetic Twinning Polysynthetic Twinning Polysyntheticism Polytarp

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