For instance, words can differ in length, and we can rhyme a monosyllable with a polysyllable, like tracks with haversacks.
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Polysyllable
Synonyms for "polysyllable" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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6 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
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8 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Galician
1 entries- polisílaba noun (a word with more than two syllables)
Greek
1 entries- πολυσύλλαβη λέξη noun (a word with more than two syllables)
Italian
1 entries- polisillabo noun (a word with more than two syllables)
Manx
1 entries- yl-heeley noun (a word with more than two syllables)
Turkish
1 entries- çok heceli noun (a word with more than two syllables)
Sample sentences
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In the Phyengan dialect, wuy developed into wi but at the end of a polysyllable it often dropped the -y to become wu (ibid): Tang-nakwu = Tang-nakwi 'donkey'
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The third syllable of provided is ed, and therefore the verb is not a polysyllable.
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