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polysyllabic

How many syllables in polysyllabic?

  5 syllables

Divide polysyllabic into syllables:   pol-y-syl-lab-ic
Primary syllable stress:   pol-y-syl-lab-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   pol-y-syl-lab-ic
How to pronounce polysyllabic:   pol-ee-si-lab-ik
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noun
  1. A word with 2 or more syllables
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