polysyllabic
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adjective \-sə-ˈla-bik\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
See Origin of POLYSYLLABIC
Medieval Latin polysyllabus, from Greek polysyllabos, from poly- + syllabē syllable
First Known Use: 1782
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