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"text": "\"Antidisestablishmentarianism\" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word."
},
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"(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables."
],
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "šmatskladóvy",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "шматскладо́вы"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mnogosríčen",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "многосри́чен"
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{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisíl·lab"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisil·làbic"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "多音節的"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duōyīnjié de",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "多音节的"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "mnohoslabičný"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "víceslabičný"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "meerlettergrepig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "við fleiri stavilsum"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "monitavuinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polysyllabique"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "vielsilbig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "mehrsilbig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"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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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "ilsiollach"
},
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "plurisillabo"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisillabico"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"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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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "da'eumjeorui",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "다음절의"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poveḱesložen",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "повеќесложен"
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "yl-heelagh"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "wielosylabowy"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polissílabo"
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "ioma-lideach"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "viacslabičný"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisílabo"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"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",
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"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"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisil·làbic"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "多音節的"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duōyīnjié de",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "多音节的"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "mnohoslabičný"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "víceslabičný"
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{
"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"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "vielsilbig"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "mehrsilbig"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polysýllavos",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "πολυσύλλαβος"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "több szótagú/szótagos"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "ilsiollach"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "plurisillabo"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisillabico"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polisillabo"
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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",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "다음절의"
},
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poveḱesložen",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "повеќесложен"
},
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "yl-heelagh"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "wielosylabowy"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "polissilábico"
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "gd",
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"word": "ioma-lideach"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "viacslabičný"
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
"word": "flerstavig"
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"word": "đa âm tiết"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "having more than one syllable",
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-æbɪk"
},
{
"audio": "en-polysyllabic.opus",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/En-polysyllabic.opus/En-polysyllabic.opus.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/En-polysyllabic.opus/En-polysyllabic.opus.ogg",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"text": "Audio (CA)"
}
],
"word": "polysyllabic"
}
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