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Definition of Multisyllabic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Multisyllabic
Literary usage of Multisyllabic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building Spelling Skills: Grade 4 by Doug Wurst, Sharman Wurst (2002)
"... 1 Read and Spell This Week's Focus: • Spell multisyllabic words § T Copy and
Spell • 1. multiply 2. imagination 3. favorite 4. computer 5. citizenship ..."
2. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"... reading will reveal whether anyone is having difficulty with decoding, and
whether the group requires instruction and practice with multisyllabic words. ..."
3. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"Aspect of Decoding What to Record/Look for using letter sounds in reading using
letter sounds in writing reading multisyllabic words writing multisyllabic ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... аз multisyllabic heterozygous names are now built, without regard to the
limitations of the human mind, it is safe to say that no ..."
5. Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gapby Alfred W. Tatum by Alfred W. Tatum (2005)
"I was able to gather information from them about the cognitive dimension of
reading (for example, the benefits of a cloze activity, decoding multisyllabic ..."
6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... or when the word in question is multisyllabic (as in for convenience' sake)
so that pronouncing the -s would be especially awkward, When the word is ..."
7. The Beginning Reading Instruction Study by Marcy Stein (1994)
"... to provide students with specific word attack strategies such as teaching
specific sound/symbol correspondences or how to read multisyllabic words. 2. ..."
8. Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide (1993)
"In some cases, extensive use of multisyllabic words known to be understandable
to a particular audience (eg, "cigarette" may lead to an unwarrantedly high ..."
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