POLYSYLLABIC | • polysyllabic adj. (Of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. • polysyllabic adj. (Of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables. • polysyllabic n. A word having more than one syllable. |
POLYSYLLABICAL | • polysyllabical adj. Alternative form of polysyllabic. • POLYSYLLABICAL adj. having more than one and usually more than three syllables, also POLYSYLLABIC. |
POLYSYLLABICISM | • polysyllabicism n. (Of linguistic expression) The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style. • POLYSYLLABICISM n. the state of being polysyllabic, also POLYSYLLABISM. |
POLYSYLLABISM | • polysyllabism n. (Linguistics) The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes… • polysyllabism n. Polysyllabicism. • POLYSYLLABISM n. the state of being polysyllabic, also POLYSYLLABICISM. |
POLYSYLLABISMS | • polysyllabisms n. Plural of polysyllabism. • POLYSYLLABISM n. the state of being polysyllabic, also POLYSYLLABICISM. |
POLYSYLLABLE | • polysyllable n. A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense. • POLYSYLLABLE n. a polysyllabic word. |
POLYSYLLABLES | • polysyllables n. Plural of polysyllable. • POLYSYLLABLE n. a polysyllabic word. |
POLYSYLLOGISM | • polysyllogism n. (Logic) A number of propositions that, together, constitute a sequence of syllogisms. • POLYSYLLOGISM n. a series of syllogisms where each is basis for next. |
POLYSYLLOGISMS | • polysyllogisms n. Plural of polysyllogism. • POLYSYLLOGISM n. a series of syllogisms where each is basis for next. |
POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
POLYSYNDETONS | • polysyndetons n. Plural of polysyndeton. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
POLYSYNTHESES | • polysyntheses n. Plural of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
POLYSYNTHESIS | • polysynthesis n. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. • polysynthesis n. (Linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
POLYSYNTHESISM | • polysynthesism n. The use of polysynthetic grammar. • POLYSYNTHESISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
POLYSYNTHESISMS | • POLYSYNTHESISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
POLYSYNTHETICAL | • polysynthetical adj. Alternative form of polysynthetic. • POLYSYNTHETICAL adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETIC. |
POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
POLYSYNTHETISMS | • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |