Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
polysyllabicism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being polysyllabic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun linguistics The state or characteristic of having or using words containing
multiple syllables , sometimes as astage in thedevelopment oflanguage . - noun
Polysyllabicism .
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Clearly, DFW embodies both a psychological and socialogical pedagogical paradigm which transcends prescriptive hierarchical linguistics to achieve self-abnegative egalitarianism without sacrificing ego, polysyllabism, power or pseudonymity.
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