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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-poly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
-poly
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.

suffix

Pertaining to a derivative of the board game Monopoly.

Etymology

Derived from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”), by analogy with monopoly. Unrelated to poly-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-opoly (alternative)

Questions

What does -poly mean?
Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.
Where does -poly come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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