multisyllabicity

noun

The state or condition of being multisyllabic.

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Meanings

nounmultisyllabicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being multisyllabic.

    Because so many of the best utterances of men have been simply phrased, we inevitably respond with profound revulsion against linguistic combinations which are decentralized by multisyllabicity.

    1964, United States. Office of Education, Cooperative Research Program

Origin

From multi- + syllabic + -ity.

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APA

multisyllabicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabicity

MLA

“multisyllabicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multisyllabicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabicity.

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