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“Poly” spellig list. Poly is the prefix. Poly means “ many ”. Polychromatic adjective. Having many different colors There were polychromatic Easter eggs in my basket. Polyclinic (noun). A hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases
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Poly is the prefix • Poly means “many”
Polychromatic adjective • Having many different colors • There were polychromatic Easter eggs in my basket.
Polyclinic (noun) • A hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases • My son had his immunizations at a polyclinic.
Polydactyl adjective • Having many fingers or toes (more than the normal number) • The polydactyl kitten was born with an extra toe on his paw.
Polyglot noun • A person who knows how to speak, read or write many languages • The polyglot translated the letter into four languages; French, Spanish, Arabic and Tagalog.
Polygon noun • A closed plane figure with many straight lines that connect • I like to draw polygons with more than four shapes.
Polygraph noun • A machine that write down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; a lie detector test • I wanted to give my son a polygraph to determine who broke the vase.
Polyhedron noun • A solid figure with many sides such as a pyramid • I had to cut out 20 triangles to make the polyhedron.
Polymorphous adjective • Having or assuming many different forms • The polymorphous Bumble Bee drove away and then flew into the sky.
Polysyllabic adjective • A word having many syllables • Polysyllabic words are long. • Dic-tion-ar-y • Vo-cab-u-lar-y
Polytheism noun • The belief in many different gods: • Ancient Egyptians believed in polytheism because they believed in over 20 gods.