poly-
combining form/pɒli/, /pəˈlɪ/
/pɑːli/, /pəˈlɪ/
- (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) many
- polygamy
- polyphonic
Word Originfrom Greek polus ‘much’, polloi ‘many’.Definitions on the go
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