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What is a polysyllable?

What is a polysyllable? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense.
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So far as I know, this particular Finnish polysyllable never made it into any of Tolkien's languages.
The third syllable of provided is ed, and therefore the verb is not a polysyllable.
This used to be called hypocrisy, but no doubt modern theology has come up with a convoluted polysyllable to redefine it.
For instance, words can differ in length, and we can rhyme a monosyllable with a polysyllable, like tracks with haversacks.
I used to think in long compound sentences with subordinate clauses and even the odd polysyllable.
A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and utilitarianism.

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