Definition of Multisyllabic

1. Adjective. (context: of a word) Having more than one syllable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Multisyllabic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Multisyllabic

multistrategy
multistream
multistreaming
multistreet
multistriate
multistriated
multistrike
multistudent
multistudy
multisubstrate
multisubunit
multisulcate
multisulfur
multisulphur
multisurface
multisyllabic
multisyllabically
multisymplectic
multisymptom
multisynaptic
multisystem
multisystemic
multitab
multitabbed
multitactical
multitailed
multitalented
multitap
multitaper
multitapers

Literary usage of Multisyllabic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Building Spelling Skills: Grade 4 by Doug Wurst, Sharman Wurst (2002)
"... 1 Read and Spell This Week's Focus: • Spell multisyllabic words § T Copy and Spell • 1. multiply 2. imagination 3. favorite 4. computer 5. citizenship ..."

2. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"... reading will reveal whether anyone is having difficulty with decoding, and whether the group requires instruction and practice with multisyllabic words. ..."

3. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"Aspect of Decoding What to Record/Look for using letter sounds in reading using letter sounds in writing reading multisyllabic words writing multisyllabic ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... аз multisyllabic heterozygous names are now built, without regard to the limitations of the human mind, it is safe to say that no ..."

5. Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gapby Alfred W. Tatum by Alfred W. Tatum (2005)
"I was able to gather information from them about the cognitive dimension of reading (for example, the benefits of a cloze activity, decoding multisyllabic ..."

6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... or when the word in question is multisyllabic (as in for convenience' sake) so that pronouncing the -s would be especially awkward, When the word is ..."

7. The Beginning Reading Instruction Study by Marcy Stein (1994)
"... to provide students with specific word attack strategies such as teaching specific sound/symbol correspondences or how to read multisyllabic words. 2. ..."

8. Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide (1993)
"In some cases, extensive use of multisyllabic words known to be understandable to a particular audience (eg, "cigarette" may lead to an unwarrantedly high ..."

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