Etymology

-poly

Today it means: Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πωλέω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπωλέω“I sell”
  2. English today-poly

Derived from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”), by analogy with monopoly. Unrelated to poly-.

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