Polysyllabicism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style. uncountable, usually

    "It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson."

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"It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson."

Etymology

From polysyllabic + -ism.

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