"-poly" meaning in All languages combined

See -poly on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Derived, by analogy with monopoly, from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|monopoly}} monopoly, {{der|en|grc|πωλέω||I sell}} Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -poly, {{en-suffix}} -poly
  1. (economics) Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: -opoly (english: after a consonant) Translations (pertaining to the number of sellers in a market): -poli [masculine] (Catalan), -polio (Galician), -polio [masculine] (Italian), -pólio [masculine] (Portuguese), -polio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--poly-en-suffix-oCsk916x Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the number of sellers in a market': 98 2
  2. Pertaining to a derivative of the board game Monopoly. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--poly-en-suffix-qCB4nw7B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

Alternative forms

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