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polysyllable

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Definition of polysyllable

as in linguistic form

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And comparing more recent historic forms of English and Sranan to get at centuries-old linguistic forms isn’t ironclad, Creanza pointed out.

— Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2018

Definition of linguistic form

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Its method is both distinguished and derived from nineteenth-century classics, from which Rohmer distills a modernism of variety, ambiguity, complexity, and fragmentation.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
There are also pieces by Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, and other giants of Mexican modernism.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of modernism

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That coinage quickly grew antiquated as programming costs necessitated steady price increases.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Lydians are widely recognized as the inventors of coinage, helping to make their capital, Sardis, synonymous with fabulous wealth in the ancient Mediterranean.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of coinage

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This system frees up space for speeches to be more interesting, as seen in Sheryl Lee Ralph’s musical interpolation of the acceptance-speech form.

— Vulture, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022
Tam argues that these speech forms are not just dialects but distinct languages, as different from one another as many of the languages spoken in Europe.

— Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021

Definition of speech form

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Which brings us to the ménage à trois — for some things, only a French loanword will do — between Hayley, Yasmin, and Henry, which exists at the opposite end of the boundary-setting spectrum.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
For instance, people, a French loanword, may be spelled peple, pepill, poeple, or poepul.

— Big Think, Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025

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