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(CK)-Prefixes: POLY
Word | Definition |
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polychromatic | having many different colors |
polyclinic | a hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases |
polydactyl | having many fingers or toes |
polyglot | a person who knows how to speak, read, or write many languages |
polygon | a closed plane figure with many straight lines that connect |
polygraph | a machine that writes down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; a lie detector test |
polyhedron | a solid figure with many sides, such as a pyramid |
polymorphous | having or assuming many different forms |
polysyllabic | having many syllables |
polytheism | the belief in many different gods |