polysyllable in English
noun
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a polysyllabic word.
A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and utilitarianism.
noun
polysyllabic word
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1. 22 In the features of the Chinese adverb, the polysyllable and monosyllable phrases have different functions. However, in past adverb research, people have neglected the genre conditionality principle.