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polysyllable vs jawbreaker

jawbreaker vs polysyllable

polysyllable and jawbreaker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polysyllable Yes No No No
jawbreaker Yes No No No
As nouns, jawbreaker is a hyponym of polysyllable; that is, jawbreaker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than polysyllable:
  • polysyllable: a word of more than three syllables
  • jawbreaker: a word that is hard to pronounce
Other hyponyms of polysyllable include sesquipedalia, sesquipedalian.
polysyllable (noun) jawbreaker (noun)
a word of more than three syllables a word that is hard to pronounce
a large round hard candy
Difference between polysyllable and jawbreaker

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