Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polypoly

/pəˈlɪpəlɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-poly
IPA: /pəˈlɪpəlɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of a large number of relatively small buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the price of commodities

Etymology

From poly- (“many”) + -poly (“number of sellers”), by analogy with monopoly.

Inflected Forms

polypolies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monopoly

Questions

How do you pronounce polypoly?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɪpəlɪ/.
What does polypoly mean?: The presence of a large number of relatively small buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the price of commodities
Where does polypoly come from?: From poly- (“many”) + -poly (“number of sellers”), by analogy with monopoly.

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