multisyllabicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌməltisəˈlæbɪk/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, syllabic adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + syllabic adj. Compare earlier monosyllabic adj., polysyllabic adj., etc., and multisyllable n.

Consisting of several syllables; polysyllabic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables

polysyllable1589

sesquipedal1611

polysyllabical1656

sesquipedalian1656

polysyllabic1817

hyperdisyllable1843

multisyllabic1909

plurisyllabic1921

multisyllable1950

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Multisyllabic.

1931 Man 31 203/2 If it were not for its multisyllabic ponderosity, I think that my phrase more explicitly states the case.

1953 N. Tinbergen Herring Gull's World ii. 10 The most elaborate call of the Herring Gull's repertoire is the multisyllabic call.

1992 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 21 Aug. 23/1 Multisyllabic hyphenated names..that won't fit in the boxes provided on government forms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multisyllabic
释义	multisyllabicadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌməltisəˈlæbɪk/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, syllabic adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + syllabic adj. Compare earlier monosyllabic adj., polysyllabic adj., etc., and multisyllable n. Consisting of several syllables; polysyllabic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables polysyllable1589 sesquipedal1611 polysyllabical1656 sesquipedalian1656 polysyllabic1817 hyperdisyllable1843 multisyllabic1909 plurisyllabic1921 multisyllable1950 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Multisyllabic. 1931 Man 31 203/2 If it were not for its multisyllabic ponderosity, I think that my phrase more explicitly states the case. 1953 N. Tinbergen Herring Gull's World ii. 10 The most elaborate call of the Herring Gull's repertoire is the multisyllabic call. 1992 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 21 Aug. 23/1 Multisyllabic hyphenated names..that won't fit in the boxes provided on government forms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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