polysyllable
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pol·y·syl·la·ble
(pŏl'ē-sĭl'ə-bəl) 
n.
A word of more than three syllables.
n.
A word of more than three syllables.
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Polysyllable
A word consisting of several syllables. It is most often applied to words of more than three syllables.
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categories related to 'polysyllable'
- Phonetics - polysyllable: word consisting of two or more syllables
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Polysyllable
Dansk (Danish)
n. - flerstavelsesord
Nederlands (Dutch)
woord met meerdere lettergrepen
Français (French)
n. - polysyllabe
Deutsch (German)
n. - vielsilbiges Wort
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γραμμ.) πολυσύλλαβη λέξη
Italiano (Italian)
polisillabo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - polissílabo (m)
Русский (Russian)
многосложное слово
Español (Spanish)
n. - polisílabo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flerstavigt ord
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多音节字
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 多音節字
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 다음절어(3음절 이상의)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) متعدد المقاطع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מילה רב-הברתית
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