Meanings
adjectivenonasyllabic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesHaving nine syllables.
Most of the trisyllabic words in nonasyllabic lines are monomorphemic.
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Origin
Translations
Dutch negenlettergrepig
- negenlettergrepighaving nine syllables
Finnish yhdeksäntavuinen
- yhdeksäntavuinenhaving nine syllables
German neunsilbig
- neunsilbighaving nine syllables
Hungarian kilenc szótagú/szótagos
- kilenc szótagú/szótagoshaving nine syllables
Swedish niostavig
- niostavighaving nine syllables
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APA
nonasyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonasyllabic
MLA
“nonasyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonasyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonasyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonasyllabic.
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