adj
Meaning 1
Polyamorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polyam
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
poly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɒli/
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rhymes with -ɒli
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UK: /ˈpəʊli/
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General-American: /ˈpoʊli/
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A polytechnic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Polyethylene (polythene).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Polyurethane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A polygon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Narrower terms: rect, tri
noun
Meaning 6
Polyester.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- a cotton-poly blend
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
Polyamory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A polyamorous person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
A polycule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 11
To polymorph; to transform by magic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: roguelikes, video-games
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History
Etymology
Shortening of various words.
From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.