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Definition of Polysyllable
1. Noun. A word of more than three syllables.
Generic synonyms: Word
Specialized synonyms: Jawbreaker, Sesquipedalia, Sesquipedalian
Derivative terms: Polysyllabic, Polysyllabic
Definition of Polysyllable
1. n. A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
Definition of Polysyllable
1. Noun. A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polysyllable
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polysyllable
Literary usage of Polysyllable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer, William Bentley Fowle (1827)
"|ю!уре, ш. POLYTHEISM, .v. polythéisme, от. Polysyllable, *. un ... Polysyllable ..."
2. English Lessons for English People by Edwin Abbott Abbott, John Robert Seeley (1901)
"Now when the last syllable of a polysyllable is unaccented, it is likely to be
less emphatic than a monosyllable. For example, the -ing in trembling and the ..."
3. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer, William Bentley Fowle (1827)
"|ю!уре, ш. POLYTHEISM, .v. polythéisme, от. Polysyllable, *. un ... Polysyllable ..."
4. English Lessons for English People by Edwin Abbott Abbott, John Robert Seeley (1901)
"Now when the last syllable of a polysyllable is unaccented, it is likely to be
less emphatic than a monosyllable. For example, the -ing in trembling and the ..."
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