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polysyllable

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pol·y·syl·la·ble  (pl-sl-bl)
n.
A word of more than three syllables.
polysyllable [ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl]
n
(Linguistics) a word consisting of more than two syllables
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.polysyllable - a word of more than three syllables
polysyllabic word
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)
Translations
polysyllable [ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbl] N → polisílabo m
polysyllable
n → Polysyllabum nt (spec), → vielsilbiges Wort
polysyllable [ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbl] n → polisillabo
polysyllable [ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbl] n → polisillabo


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Spite is a little word; but it represents as strange a jumble of feelings, and compound of discords, as any polysyllable in the language.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
The first project was, to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because, in reality, all things imaginable are but norms.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
In some of his works, especially 'The Rambler,' where, it has been jocosely suggested, he was exercising the polysyllables that he wished to put into his 'Dictionary,' he does employ a stilted Latinized vocabulary and a stilted style, with too much use of abstract phrases for concrete ones, too many long sentences, much inverted order, and over-elaborate balance.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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