Shortening of various words.
poly (plural polys)
Polytechnic.
Polyethylene (polythene).
Polyurethane
(chiefly, computer graphics) Polygon.
(uncountable) Polyester.
(chiefly, informal) Polyamory.
(chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.
poly (not comparable)
(chiefly, informal) Polyamorous.
• mono
poly (third-person singular simple present polys, present participle polying, simple past and past participle polyed)
(transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.
poly
A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.
• The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.
• ploy
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y-. Etym: [See Full, a.]
Definition: A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
Po"ly, n. Etym: [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatæ, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus. [Spelt also poley.] Poly mountain. See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
