how to pronounce polysyllabic
/ˌpɒl.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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the above transcription of polysyllabic is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
polysyllabic is pronounced in five syllables
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video examples of polysyllabic pronunciation
An example use of polysyllabic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… japanese acadium was polysyllabic while …”
meanings of polysyllabic
adjective:
- Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
- Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
noun:
- A word having more than one syllable.
polysyllabic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word polysyllabic occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics polysyllabic can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that polysyllabic can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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