The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
quadrisyllabic — quad·ri·syllabic … English syllables
quadrisyllabic — |kwädrə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary quadri + syllabic : having four syllables : of or relating to quadrisyllables * * * quadrisyllabˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑quadri … Useful english dictionary
Quadri-syllabical — Quadrisyllabic Quad ri*syl*lab ic, Quadri syllabical Quad ri syl*lab ic*al, Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrisyllable — quadrisyllabic /kwod reuh si lab ik/, quadrisyllabical, adj. /kwod reuh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word of four syllables. [1650 60; QUADRI + SYLLABLE] * * * … Universalium
Tetrasyllabic — Tet ra*syl*lab ic, Tetrasyllabical Tet ra*syl*lab ic*al, a. [Cf. F. t[ e]trasyllabique.] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tetrasyllabical — Tetrasyllabic Tet ra*syl*lab ic, Tetrasyllabical Tet ra*syl*lab ic*al, a. [Cf. F. t[ e]trasyllabique.] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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quadrisyllable — /ˈkwɒdrəsɪləbəl/ (say kwodruhsiluhbuhl) noun a word of four syllables. –quadrisyllabic /kwɒdrəsəˈlæbɪk/ (say kwodruhsuh labik), adjective …
