"polysyllabic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [General-Australian], /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-polysyllabic.opus
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From poly- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|syllabic}} poly- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polysyllabic (not comparable)
  1. (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having more than one syllable): բազմավանկ (bazmavank) (Armenian), шматскладо́вы (šmatskladóvy) (Belarusian), многосри́чен (mnogosríčen) (Bulgarian), polisíl·lab (Catalan), polisil·làbic (Catalan), 多音節的 /多音节的 (duōyīnjié de) (Chinese Mandarin), mnohoslabičný (Czech), víceslabičný (Czech), meerlettergrepig (Dutch), við fleiri stavilsum (Faroese), monitavuinen (Finnish), polysyllabique (French), vielsilbig (German), mehrsilbig (German), πολυσύλλαβος (polysýllavos) (Greek), több szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), ilsiollach (Irish), plurisillabo (Italian), polisillabico (Italian), polisillabo (Italian), 多音節 (taonsetsu) (alt: たおんせつ) (Japanese), 다음절의 (da'eumjeorui) (Korean), повеќесложен (poveḱesložen) (Macedonian), yl-heelagh (Manx), wielosylabowy (Polish), polissilábico (Portuguese), polissílabo (Portuguese), многосло́жный (mnogoslóžnyj) (Russian), ioma-lideach (Scottish Gaelic), viacslabičný (Slovak), polisílabo (Spanish), flerstavig (Swedish), багатоскладо́вий (bahatoskladóvyj) (Ukrainian), đa âm tiết (Vietnamese), nhiều âm tiết (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-polysyllabic-en-adj-oU7v3Kht Disambiguation of 'having more than one syllable': 90 10
  2. (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-polysyllabic-en-adj-N6x7nLAb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 90 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 28 47 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 78 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 91 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 17 68 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 65 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 17 68 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 17 68 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 70 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 17 68 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 82 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 71 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 68 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of a word): multisyllabic Related terms: polysyllable, polysyllabicism, polysyllabicity, polysyllabism
Disambiguation of 'of a word': 49 51

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [General-Australian], /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-polysyllabic.opus Forms: polysyllabics [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From poly- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|syllabic}} poly- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} polysyllabic (plural polysyllabics)
  1. A word having more than one syllable
    Sense id: en-polysyllabic-en-noun-qtvWhDKD

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bazmavank",
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          "word": "բազմավանկ"
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          "code": "be",
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          "roman": "šmatskladóvy",
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          "word": "шматскладо́вы"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mnogosríčen",
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          "word": "многосри́чен"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "polisil·làbic"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "duōyīnjié de",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "mnohoslabičný"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "víceslabičný"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "meerlettergrepig"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "við fleiri stavilsum"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "monitavuinen"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "polysyllabique"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "vielsilbig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "mehrsilbig"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "polysýllavos",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "πολυσύλλαβος"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "több szótagú/szótagos"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "plurisillabo"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
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          "alt": "たおんせつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "taonsetsu",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "多音節"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "da'eumjeorui",
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          "word": "다음절의"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "poveḱesložen",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "повеќесложен"
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          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "polissilábico"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "polissílabo"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mnogoslóžnyj",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "многосло́жный"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "ioma-lideach"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "viacslabičný"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "polisílabo"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "flerstavig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bahatoskladóvyj",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "багатоскладо́вий"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "đa âm tiết"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "having more than one syllable",
          "word": "nhiều âm tiết"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "sense": "of a word",
      "word": "multisyllabic"
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}

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    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Faroese translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Manx translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bazmavank",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "բազմավանկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "šmatskladóvy",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "шматскладо́вы"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnogosríčen",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "многосри́чен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polisíl·lab"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polisil·làbic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōyīnjié de",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "多音節的 /多音节的"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "mnohoslabičný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "víceslabičný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "meerlettergrepig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "við fleiri stavilsum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "monitavuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polysyllabique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "vielsilbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "mehrsilbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polysýllavos",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "πολυσύλλαβος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "több szótagú/szótagos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "ilsiollach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "plurisillabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polisillabo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たおんせつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taonsetsu",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "多音節"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "da'eumjeorui",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "다음절의"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "poveḱesložen",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "повеќесложен"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "yl-heelagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "wielosylabowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polissilábico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polissílabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogoslóžnyj",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "многосло́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "ioma-lideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "viacslabičný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "polisílabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "flerstavig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bahatoskladóvyj",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "багатоскладо́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "đa âm tiết"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having more than one syllable",
      "word": "nhiều âm tiết"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Faroese translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Manx translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
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      "ipa": "/ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/",
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}

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