Defn: Polysyllabism.
POLYSYLLABICITY
Pol`y*syl`la*bic"i*ty, n.
Defn: Polysyllabism.
POLYSYLLABISM
Pol`y*syl"la*bism, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being polysyllabic.
POLYSYLLABLE
Pol"y*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [Poly- + syllable.]
Defn: A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; — words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
POLYSYNDETIC
Pol`y*syn*det"ic, a.
Defn: Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of
conjunctions.
— Pol`y*syn*det"ic*al*ly, adv.
POLYSYNDETON
Pol`y*syn"de*ton, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Rhet.)