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polysyllable

How many syllables in polysyllable?

  5 syllables

Divide polysyllable into syllables:   pol-y-syl-la-ble
Primary syllable stress:   pol-y-syl-la-ble
Secondary syllable stress:   pol-y-syl-la-ble
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Define polysyllable



noun
  1. A word with 2 or more syllables
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What rhymes with polysyllable

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