"brachysyllabic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ Audio: En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg [US] Forms: more brachysyllabic [comparative], most brachysyllabic [superlative]
Etymology: brachy- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|brachy|syllabic}} brachy- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj}} brachysyllabic (comparative more brachysyllabic, superlative most brachysyllabic)
  1. Having few syllables. Related terms: monosyllabic Translations (having few syllables): paritavuinen (Finnish), wenigsilbig (German), geringsilbig (German)
    Sense id: en-brachysyllabic-en-adj-MTSkfRHb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with brachy-

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "polysyllabic"
    },
    {
      "word": "sesquipedalian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brachy",
        "3": "syllabic"
      },
      "expansion": "brachy- + syllabic",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "brachy- + syllabic",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more brachysyllabic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most brachysyllabic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brachysyllabic (comparative more brachysyllabic, superlative most brachysyllabic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bra‧chy‧syl‧la‧bic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with brachy-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having few syllables."
      ],
      "id": "en-brachysyllabic-en-adj-MTSkfRHb",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "monosyllabic"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having few syllables",
          "word": "paritavuinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having few syllables",
          "word": "wenigsilbig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having few syllables",
          "word": "geringsilbig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brachysyllabic"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "polysyllabic"
    },
    {
      "word": "sesquipedalian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brachy",
        "3": "syllabic"
      },
      "expansion": "brachy- + syllabic",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "brachy- + syllabic",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more brachysyllabic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most brachysyllabic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brachysyllabic (comparative more brachysyllabic, superlative most brachysyllabic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bra‧chy‧syl‧la‧bic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "monosyllabic"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English 5-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with brachy-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having few syllables."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg/En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/En-us-brachysyllabic.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having few syllables",
      "word": "paritavuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having few syllables",
      "word": "wenigsilbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having few syllables",
      "word": "geringsilbig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brachysyllabic"
}

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