polysyllable

UK
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪbəl/
US
/ˌpɑːlɪˈsɪbəl/
polysyllablesubstantiv
polysyllables
Pl.
UK
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪbəl/
US
/ˌpɑːlɪˈsɪbəl/
Übersetzungen
polysyllabeLinguistique.
The word 'elephant' is a polysyllable because it has three syllables.
Le mot « elephant » est un polysyllabe parce qu’il a trois syllabes.
Definitionen
A word that has more than one syllable.
The word 'elephant' is a polysyllable because it has three syllables.
Synonyme
long word
complex word
polysyllableadjektiv
UK
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪləb(ə)l/
US
/ˌpɑːliˈsɪləb(ə)l/
Used attributively before a noun, meaning ‘polysyllabic’.
Übersetzungen
polysyllabiqueLinguistique.
Learners often struggle with polysyllable words in English.
Les apprenants ont souvent du mal avec les mots polysyllabiques en anglais.
Definitionen
Having more than one syllable; polysyllabic.
Learners often struggle with polysyllable words in English.