Thesaurus results for POLYSYLLABLE

polysyllable

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Definition of polysyllable

as in linguistic form

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The sophism therefore happens when the linguistic form of human knowledge is taken as evidence for the existence of the same internal phenomenon.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
And comparing more recent historic forms of English and Sranan to get at centuries-old linguistic forms isn’t ironclad, Creanza pointed out.

— Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2018

Definition of linguistic form

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The story of the relationships among these artists, in particular between the older Avery and the now–stratospherically famous Rothko, shows us American modernism in its moment of greatest transition.

— Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The Museum of Modern Art in New York will stage a major exhibition examining mid-century modernism in Africa next year.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of modernism

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As part of the yearlong celebration, the Mint is introducing one-year-only changes to familiar American coinage, including the circulating dime, quarter, and half dollar.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
That coinage quickly grew antiquated as programming costs necessitated steady price increases.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Definition of coinage

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This system frees up space for speeches to be more interesting, as seen in Sheryl Lee Ralph’s musical interpolation of the acceptance-speech form.

— Vulture, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022
Tam argues that these speech forms are not just dialects but distinct languages, as different from one another as many of the languages spoken in Europe.

— Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021

Definition of speech form

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This is nothing more than a euphemism for encouraging less citizen input and involvement in determining city policies and spending priorities.

— Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Sam Roberts, a longtime obituarist for the New York Times, wants to banish the euphemisms that attend death.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of euphemism

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The English language comprises a hodgepodge of words borrowed from all over the globe, and a wide variety of those loanwords hail from the languages of India.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Which brings us to the ménage à trois — for some things, only a French loanword will do — between Hayley, Yasmin, and Henry, which exists at the opposite end of the boundary-setting spectrum.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026

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