POLYSYLLABLE

polysyllable, polysyllabic word

(noun) a word of more than three syllables

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

polysyllable (plural polysyllables)

A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol"y*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [Poly- + syllable.]

Definition: A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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