"polysyllabism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polysyllabisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} polysyllabism (usually uncountable, plural polysyllabisms)
  1. (linguistics) The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-polysyllabism-en-noun-~nNXTC2v Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. Polysyllabicism. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-polysyllabism-en-noun-OgVzXogJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polysyllabic, polysyllabicity, polysyllable

Inflected forms

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