| 单词 | polysyllabicity |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolysyllaˈbicity polysyllaˈbicity n. the property or fact of being polysyllabic; polysyllabism. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word having two or more syllables > state or character of polysyllabicity1871 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue Introd. 12 Inflections..are there [sc. in Gothic] seen standing forth in all their archaic rigidity and polysyllabicity. 1943 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 63 235/2 The drift of the Chinese language toward greater polysyllabicity is seen [etc.]. 1985 Maledicta 8 159 There are very few monosyllabic stems in the language, the preference being for polysyllabicity. 1993 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 56 330 [Languages] which have undergone Draconian restrictions on syllable structure and polysyllabicity. < as lemmas |
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