| ASYNCHRONISMS | • asynchronisms n. Plural of asynchronism. • ASYNCHRONISM n. the state of being asynchronous. |
| ASYNDETICALLY | • asyndetically adv. (Grammar) In a manner characterized by the use of asyndeton; in a manner in which the words are not… • ASYNDETIC adv. not connected by conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| DECASYLLABICS | • decasyllabics n. Plural of decasyllabic. • DECASYLLABIC n. a decasyllabic verse. |
| DECASYLLABLES | • decasyllables n. Plural of decasyllable. • DECASYLLABLE n. a line with ten syllables. |
| EASYGOINGNESS | • easygoingness n. The quality of being easygoing. • EASYGOING n. tolerant. |
| EXTRASYSTOLES | • extrasystoles n. Plural of extrasystole. • EXTRASYSTOLE n. a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia. |
| HEPTASYLLABIC | • heptasyllabic adj. Having seven syllables. • HEPTASYLLABIC adj. having seven syllables. |
| PARASYMBIONTS | • parasymbionts n. Plural of parasymbiont. • PARASYMBIONT n. a partner in parasymbiosis. |
| PARASYMBIOSES | • PARASYMBIOSIS n. the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens. |
| PARASYMBIOSIS | • parasymbiosis n. (Biology) The condition of being parasymbiotic. • PARASYMBIOSIS n. the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens. |
| PARASYMBIOTIC | • parasymbiotic adj. Exhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis. • PARASYMBIOTIC adj. relating to parasymbiosis. |
| PARASYNTHESES | • parasyntheses n. Plural of parasynthesis. • PARASYNTHESIS n. the derivation of words using hyphenated compounds. |
| PARASYNTHESIS | • parasynthesis n. (Grammar) The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed. • parasynthesis n. (Grammar) The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously… • PARASYNTHESIS n. the derivation of words using hyphenated compounds. |
| PARASYNTHETIC | • parasynthetic adj. (Grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously… • PARASYNTHETIC adj. relating to parasynthesis. |
| PARASYNTHETON | • parasyntheton n. (Grammar) A parasynthetic compound. • PARASYNTHETON n. a word derived from a compound, e.g. come-at-able. |
| PENTASYLLABIC | • pentasyllabic adj. Having five syllables. • PENTASYLLABIC adj. having five syllables. |
| TETRASYLLABIC | • tetrasyllabic adj. Having four syllables. • TETRASYLLABIC adj. having four syllables, also TETRASYLLABICAL. |
| TETRASYLLABLE | • tetrasyllable n. (Also used attributively) A word comprising four syllables. • TETRASYLLABLE n. a word with four syllables. |