"polylectic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more polylectic [comparative], most polylectic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + λέγειν (légein), from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πολύς||a lot of, much}} Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*polh₁ús||many, much}} Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-||to gather}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} polylectic (comparative more polylectic, superlative most polylectic)
  1. (entomology) Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants. Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (of or relating to an insect): polylektisch (German), πολυσυλλεκτικός (polysyllektikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-polylectic-en-adj-Uyi7XwMs Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to an insect': 100 0
  2. (grammar) Of or relating to a term consisting of more than one word. Categories (topical): Grammar Categories (lifeform): Bees Translations (of or relating to a term): monisanainen (Finnish), πολυλεκτικός (polylektikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-polylectic-en-adj-AzcvhgRZ Disambiguation of Bees: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a term': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polylecty, polylege, periphrastic [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]
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        "(entomology) Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants."
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          "word": "polylektisch"
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        }
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to an insect",
      "word": "polylektisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polysyllektikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to an insect",
      "word": "πολυσυλλεκτικός"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "of or relating to a term",
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    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polylektikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to a term",
      "word": "πολυλεκτικός"
    }
  ],
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}

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