What's the difference between polysyllabicism and polysyllable?

Polysyllabicism


Definition:

  • (n.) Polysyllabism.

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Polysyllable


Definition:

  • (n.) A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Just like Rees-Mogg, Johnson developed his public “Bojo” persona alongside a befuddled-looking Paul Merton, where he learned that looking dim but cranking out the polysyllables was a winning combination.

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