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Meaning of "multisyllabic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTISYLLABIC

multisyllabic  [ˌmʌltɪsɪˈlæbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTISYLLABIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Multisyllabic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MULTISYLLABIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of multisyllabic in the English dictionary

The definition of multisyllabic in the dictionary is comprised of several syllables; polysyllabic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULTISYLLABIC


asyllabic
ˌæsɪˈlæbɪk
decasyllabic
ˌdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
dissyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
disyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
dodecasyllabic
ˌdəʊdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
hendecasyllabic
hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk
heptasyllabic
ˌheptəsɪˈlæbɪk
imparisyllabic
ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk
monosyllabic
ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk
nonsyllabic
ˌnɒnsɪˈlæbɪk
octosyllabic
ˈɒktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
parisyllabic
ˌpærɪsɪˈlæbɪk
pentasyllabic
ˌpɛntəsɪˈlæbɪk
perissosyllabic
pəˌrɪsəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
polysyllabic
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk
quadrisyllabic
ˌkwɒdrɪsɪˈlæbɪk
rabic
ˈræbɪk
syllabic
sɪˈlæbɪk
tetrasyllabic
ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk
trisyllabic
ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTISYLLABIC

multisite
multisize
multiskill
multisonant
multisource
multispecies
multispectral
multispeed
multispiral
multisport
multistage
multistate
multistemmed
multistep
multistorey
multistorey car park
multistranded
multistrike
multisulcate
multisystem

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTISYLLABIC

aerobic
agoraphobic
amoebic
anaerobic
Arabic
cannabic
claustrophobic
coulombic
cubic
gum arabic
homophobic
hydrophobic
limbic
Mozarabic
orthorhombic
Pan-Arabic
phobic
pubic
suprapubic
xenophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of multisyllabic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «multisyllabic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTISYLLABIC

Find out the translation of multisyllabic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of multisyllabic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «multisyllabic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多音节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

multisilábicas
570 millions of speakers

English

multisyllabic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

multisyllabic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

multisyllabic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многосложных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

multisyllabic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

multisyllabic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

multisyllabiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Multisyllabic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scratches
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

multisyllabic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

multisyllabic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Multisyllabic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

multisyllabic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

multisyllabic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Multisyllabic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

multisyllabic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

multisillabiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

multisyllabic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатоскладових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

multisilabice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

multisyllabic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meersillabige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

multisyllabic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

multisyllabic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multisyllabic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTISYLLABIC»

The term «multisyllabic» is normally little used and occupies the 110.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTISYLLABIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «multisyllabic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «multisyllabic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about multisyllabic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTISYLLABIC»

Discover the use of multisyllabic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multisyllabic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Teaching Our Children to Read: The Components of an ...
Multisyllabic Word Instruction Marcia Henry, Carrol Moran, and Robert Calfee make the important point that one of the prime difficulties of reading English is the complex nature of breaking words into parts (see Henry, Calfee, & LaSalle, 1989,  ...
Bill Honig, 2001
2
Teaching Word Recognition: Effective Strategies for Students ...
ticular word parts are encountered influences the likelihood that readers will recognize or be able to decode a word correctly, and multisyllabic words often have affixes that can be separated from roots to ease the decoding burden. Nagy  ...
Rollanda E. O'Connor, 2007
3
Multisyllabic Words--Word Search Literacy Center
Literacy Centers—Level 3 145 Dear Family, Your child is learning about multisyllabic words in his or her classroom. Recognizing and understanding multisyllabic words (words with more than one syllable) is critical in the development of your ...
Kelly Hackett, 2014
4
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Resource Guide
In others, it may be induced by reading- readiness syllable-counting activities that encourage children to produce multisyllabic words with excess equal stress. Alternatively, it may be an inherent characteristic of the disorder. LITERATURE ...
Shelley Lynne Velleman, 2003
5
Phonics from A to Z: A Practical Guide
One syllable in a multisyllabic word receives more emphasis or stress. The vowel sound in this syllable is heard most clearly. Stress is indicated in dictionary pronunciation keys by accent marks. In addition to one primary accent, some words ...
Wiley Blevins, 1998
6
Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment
often demonstrate numerous sequencing errors when they are attempting to speak, especially when trying to say multisyllabic words. These errors include groping to position the articulators correctly, transpositions of syllables within a word, ...
Donald B. Freed, 2000
7
Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys
This bestselling book provides indispensable tools and strategies for explicit, systematic phonics instruction in K-3.
Isabel L. Beck, Mark E. Beck, 2013
8
Speech and Reading: A Comparative Approach
Monomorphemic multisyllabic words are overwhelmingly bisyllabic; whereas phonetic loan-words are often more than two syllables in length. The average length of these loans is 3.27 syllables (Novotna, 1967). Some examples of phonetic ...
Beatrice de Gelder, José Morais, 1995
9
Fluency in the Classroom
Places to Find Texts Current anthologies of basal reading programs consist primarily of selections from children's literature that, as has been described, often contain relatively high percentages of rare multisyllabic words. But even among ...
Melanie R. Kuhn, Paula J. Schwanenflugel, 2008
10
Slaying the Dragons: 21st Century Literacy
Teaching. Multisyllabic. Words. Even those who have problems decoding, usually read the beginning syllables correctly. You want to encourage their eyes to see all parts of the word. Introduce syllables in a multisyllabic word from right to left.
Barbara Frandsen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTISYLLABIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multisyllabic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First And Last Syllables: Cognitive Mechanism Present At Birth
... On the edge of language acquisition: inherent constraints on encoding multisyllabic sequences in the neonate brain, Developmental Science ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
2
Snoop Dogg Doesn't Let Language Barrier Stand In His Way As …
... with the difficulties of American music listeners understanding fast, multisyllabic versus in American rap and hop hop songs; most specifically ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
3
Posted Jul 9, 2015 at 03:44pm
Tech N9ne and Too $hort, the lead single off his forthcoming EP. Tech N9ne provides his usual platter of multisyllabic rhyme and Too Short his ... «HotNewHipHop, Jul 15»
4
Stream Jean Grae's "iSweaterGawd"
Grae's characteristic wit and insistence on always using multisyllabic rhyme and alliteration are also present. Stream it below and let us know ... «HotNewHipHop, Jun 15»
5
At Margaret Howell, JW Anderson, Burberry, Alexander McQueen …
Their quality didn't come down to how caddish their flamboyance or how multisyllabic their masculinity. (Though I can report, having tried, that it ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Amit Shah's visit to Shillong inspires protest rap video
We have been around since 2010 and have been working on what is called horrorcore-rap style articulated with a multisyllabic rhyme scheme. «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
7
Know The Prospect: Kristaps Porzingis
He could join the Tskitishvilis and Olawakandis in the Multisyllabic Busts' Pantheon of Illustriousness. 7'1", with a quick release, a wet jumper, ... «Posting and Toasting, Jun 15»
8
This Machine Studied Over 10000 Rap Songs to Do Something No …
Assonant rhymes still might be the best measure of a rapper's skill, as they allow for complex multisyllabic rhymes — one of the most impressive ... «Mic, May 15»
9
Hair, Interrupted: One Woman Faces Hair Loss After Chemo—and …
I resented that I had a multisyllabic name and that I was too young to legally change it to something more normal like Ashley or Jessica. «Vogue.com, May 15»
10
DeepBeat can write its own hip hop lyrics and may eventually sing …
It also looked for more complex multisyllabic rhymes such as 'sling some raps' and 'income tax'. The researchers then asked the program to ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Multisyllabic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/multisyllabic>. May 2024 ».
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