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POLYSYLLABIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Example:
sesquipedalian technical terms
Synonyms:
polysyllabic; sesquipedalian
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)
Derivation:
polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
Classified under:
Similar:
syllabic (consisting of a syllable or syllables)
Derivation:
polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)
