Polysyllabic \Pol`y*syl*lab"ic\, Polysyllabical
\Pol`y*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? syllable: cf.
F. polysyllabique.]
Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized
by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
polysyllabic
adj 1: having or characterized by words of more than three
syllables
2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables;
"sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: sesquipedalian]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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