The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
polysyllabic — (adj.) 1650s (implied in polysyllabical), from M.L. polysyllabicus, from Gk. polysyllabikos; see POLY (Cf. poly ) + SYLLABLE (Cf. syllable) … Etymology dictionary
polysyllabic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having more than one syllable. DERIVATIVES polysyllable noun … English terms dictionary
polysyllabic — [päl΄i si lab′ik] adj. [ML polysyllabus < Gr polysyllabos < poly , POLY + syllabē, SYLLABLE + IC] 1. having several, esp. four or more, syllables 2. characterized by polysyllables: Also polysyllabical polysyllabically adv … English World dictionary
polysyllabic — 1. adjective a) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. Antidisestablishmentarianism definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word. b) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables … Wiktionary
polysyllabic — adj. Polysyllabic is used with these nouns: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
polysyllabic — pol|y|syl|lab|ic [ˌpɔlisıˈlæbık US ˌpa: ] adj technical a polysyllabic word has three or more ↑syllables >polysyllable [ˈpɔliˌsıləbəl US ˈpa: ] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
polysyllabic — pol•y•syl•lab•ic [[t]ˌpɒl i sɪˈlæb ɪk[/t]] also pol y•syl•lab′i•cal adj. 1) phn consisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables 2) phn characterized by polysyllabic words, as a language or piece of writing • Etymology: 1650–60 pol… … From formal English to slang
polysyllabic profundity — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
polysyllabic word — noun a word of more than three syllables • Syn: ↑polysyllable • Derivationally related forms: ↑polysyllabic (for: ↑polysyllable) • Hypernyms: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
polysyllabic — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin polysyllabus, from Greek polysyllabos, from poly + syllabē syllable Date: 1782 1. having more than one and usually more than three syllables 2. characterized by words of many syllables • polysyllabically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
