"poly" meaning in English

See poly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɒli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly (short).wav
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: Shortening of various words. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} poly (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly informal) Polyamorous. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: polyam [informal] Derived forms: polycurious, polyless, polypile, poly pocket, poly sci, poly skin, solo poly Coordinate_terms: mono
    Sense id: en-poly-en-adj-DqDfqwAp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 2 10 6 14 1 0 2 15 16 9 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 31 4 8 7 8 2 1 1 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 1 8 6 8 2 1 1 13 15 8 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 1 10 3 8 1 1 1 16 16 8 2 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly (short).wav Forms: polys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: Shortening of various words. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} poly (countable and uncountable, plural polys)
  1. (informal) A polytechnic. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun--VqXeUZH
  2. Polyethylene (polythene). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-4lRxg2Nj
  3. Polyurethane. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-X~GscMfi
  4. (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: rect, tri
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-WrG77QGy Categories (other): Computer graphics Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (uncountable) Polyester. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-DN4LaIP0
  6. (chiefly informal) Polyamory. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-6JoQgzji Categories (other): Polyamory Disambiguation of Polyamory: 13 0 0 0 0 0 76 3 8 0 0
  7. (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-m1Q2ae9m
  8. (chiefly informal) A polycule. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-lzpHAtdV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊli/ [UK], /ˈpoʊli/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly (plant).wav Forms: poley [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|polium}} Latin polium, {{taxfmt|Teucrium polium|species}} Teucrium polium Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} poly
  1. A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean. Derived forms: poly-mountain
    Sense id: en-poly-en-noun-9d3Y2eZW Categories (other): Ajugoideae subfamily plants Disambiguation of Ajugoideae subfamily plants: 13 1 4 8 7 1 1 1 5 53 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɒli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly (short).wav Forms: polys [present, singular, third-person], polying [participle, present], polyed [participle, past], polyed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: Shortening of various words. Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|~ed}} poly (third-person singular simple present polys, present participle polying, simple past and past participle polyed)
  1. (ambitransitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-poly-en-verb-V2ji3ZAi Categories (other): Video games Topics: roguelikes, video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(chiefly informal) A polyamorous person."
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        "(chiefly informal) A polycule."
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