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polysyllabism|pɒlɪˈsɪləbɪz(ə)m|
[f. as polysyllabe + -ism.]
The use of polysyllables (as a stage in the development of language).
1860Farrar Orig. Lang. 181 The progress to polysyllabism from a state originally monosyllabic. 1875Whitney Life Lang. x. 211 A primitive period of polysyllabism. |
