🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

polisillabico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: po.li.silˈla.bi.ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multisyllabic/ˌmʌl.tɪˈsɪl.ə.bɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le parole polisillabiche richiedono una maggiore attenzione nella pronuncia."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Having more than one syllable, but most frequently used to describe a word containing three or more syllables.

    "Children often struggle to decode long, multisyllabic words when they are first learning to read."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'multisyllabic' is derived from the prefix 'multi-', meaning 'many', and 'syllabic', which comes from the Greek 'syllabē', meaning 'syllable'. The combination reflects the concept of words that contain multiple syllables, evolving in usage as linguistic studies advanced in the 19th century.

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