polysyllable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑliˌsɪləbəl, ˌpɑliˈsɪl-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē sil′ə bəl, pol′ē sil′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•syl•la•ble /ˈpɑliˌsɪləbəl, ˌpɑliˈsɪl-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Phoneticsa polysyllabic word.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•syl•la•ble  (pol′ē sil′ə bəl, pol′ē sil′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Phoneticsa polysyllabic word.
  • poly- + syllable 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polysyllable /ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbəl/ n
  1. a word consisting of more than two syllables
'polysyllable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
multisyllable

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