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poly
1[ pol-ee ]
noun
- Informal. polyester ( def 2 ):
a blend of poly and cotton.
- a fabric or garment made of polyester.
adjective
- made of or containing polyester:
a poly swimsuit.
poly
2[ pol-ee ]
adjective
- noting or relating to polyamory; polyamorous:
They’re in a poly relationship.
- identifying as polyamorous:
They’re not monogamous, they’re poly.
poly-
3- a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,” used in the formation of compound words:
polyandrous; polyculture; polyethylene.
poly.
4abbreviation for
- polytechnic.
poly
1/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- informal.short for polytechnic
poly-
2combining_form
- more than one; many or much
polyhedron
- having an excessive or abnormal number or amount
polycythaemia
DZ–
- 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).
Word History and Origins
Origin of poly1
Origin of poly2
Word History and Origins
Origin of poly1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
“Name an activity and someone's getting high and doing it,” said Dr. Whitney Ogle, a physiotherapist at Cal Poly Humboldt University.
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.
All four of them are underclassmen and they beat runner-up Long Beach Poly by 32 hundredths of a second.
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