First Known Use: 1782
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polysyllabic
adjective poly·syl·lab·ic \-sə-ˈla-bik\
: having more than three syllables
Full Definition of POLYSYLLABIC
1
: having more than one and usually more than three syllables
2
: characterized by words of many syllables
— poly·syl·lab·i·cal·ly \-bi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of POLYSYLLABIC
Medieval Latin polysyllabus, from Greek polysyllabos, from poly- + syllabē syllable
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