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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (much, many).

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(stress on first syllable; e.g., polymath)

(stress on second syllable; e.g., polyphony)

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poly-

  1. many
    polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent
    Synonyms: multi-; pleo-, pleio-
    Antonyms: mono-, uni-
    Coordinate terms: bi-, di-, tri-, etc; oligo-, pauci-
  2. polymer
    polyacetal, polyethene, polyether
  3. polyamory
    polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (much, many).

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poly-

  1. poly-
    Synonym: fler-
    Antonym: mono-

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (much, many).

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poly-

  1. poly-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoly/, [ˈpo̞ly]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpolu/, [ˈpo̞lu]

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poly-

  1. poly-

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Terms that violate Finnish vowel harmony are occasionally adapted to fit it, particularly in colloquial speech. As such, poly- may be pronounced polu-.

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French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (much, many).

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poly-

  1. poly- (many)
    Synonyms: multi-, pluri-
    Antonyms: mono-, uni-

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German

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much).

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poly-

  1. poly-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many, much), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (much, many). Related to full and fleire.

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poly-

  1. poly-
    Synonyms: fleir-, mange-
    Antonym: (often) mono-

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