Polysyllable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polysyllable is a noun meaning A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
Meaning
A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
Example Sentences
The third syllable of provided is ed, and therefore the verb is not a polysyllable.
For instance, words can differ in length, and we can rhyme a monosyllable with a polysyllable, like tracks with haversacks.
In the Phyengan dialect, wuy developed into wi but at the end of a polysyllable it often dropped the -y to become wu (ibid): Tang-nakwu = Tang-nakwi 'donkey'
Word Forms
- polysyllables
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polysyllabic, disyllable, multisyllable, plurisyllable, duosyllable, hyperdisyllable.
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