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Definition of: polysyllable
(pol′i·sil′ə·bəl) noun
A word of several syllables, especially of more than three. [<Med. L (vox) polysyllaba (a) many–syllabled (word), fem. of polysyllabus polysyllabic <Gk. polysyllabos <poly- many + syllabē a syllable]
—pol′y·syl·lab′ic (-si·lab′·ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—pol′y·syl′la·bism noun
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