• (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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/polysyllable/
Pol'y·syl`la·ble noun [ Poly- + syllable .] A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables , dissyllables , and trisyllables . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/124