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poly

1

[ pol-ee ]

noun

plural polies.
  1. a blend of poly and cotton.

  2. a fabric or garment made of polyester.


adjective

  1. made of or containing polyester:

    a poly swimsuit.

poly

2

[ pol-ee ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. noting or relating to polyamory; polyamorous:

    They’re in a poly relationship.

  2. identifying as polyamorous:

    They’re not monogamous, they’re poly.

poly-

3
  1. a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,” used in the formation of compound words:

    polyandrous; polyculture; polyethylene.

poly.

4

abbreviation for

  1. polytechnic.

poly

1

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for polytechnic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    short for polyester
  2. informal.
    short for polythene
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poly-

2

combining_form

  1. more than one; many or much

    polyhedron

  2. having an excessive or abnormal number or amount

    polycythaemia

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DZ–

  1. A prefix meaning “many,” as in polygon, a figure having many sides. In chemistry, it is used to form the names of polymers by being attached to the name of the base unit of which the polymer is made, as in polysaccharide, a polymer made of repeating simple sugars (monosaccharides).
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poly1

By shortening

Origin of poly2

First recorded in 1990–95; shortening of polyamorous ( def )

Origin of poly3

< Greek, combining form representing DZý; akin to Old English fela many. See plus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poly1

from Greek polus much, many; related to Old English fela many
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Example Sentences

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At Westmont University in Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Amanda Sparkman studied differences between blue bellies living near campus and those in more rural areas.

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The Bruins nearly added Nico’s younger brother, Madden, to their roster on signing day in December before the Long Beach Poly High quarterback and teammate Jace Brown backed out of their verbal commitments and signed with Arkansas.

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“Name an activity and someone's getting high and doing it,” said Dr. Whitney Ogle, a physiotherapist at Cal Poly Humboldt University.

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Getting the Friars’ foursome off to a fast start was Jorden Wells, who passed the baton to Benjamin Harris around the first turn and watched as the Long Beach Poly transfer took the lead on the backstretch and handed off to Jaelen Hunter, who maintained his team’s margin before passing to Robert Gardner, who widened the margin on the anchor leg.

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All four of them are underclassmen and they beat runner-up Long Beach Poly by 32 hundredths of a second.

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