polylectic

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polylectic

Rhymes with -ɛktɪk

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From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + λέγειν (légein), from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ic.

adjective more polylectic · most polylectic

Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
Of or relating to a term consisting of more than one word. A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.

Opposite: monolectic, oligolectic

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adjective

Opposite: monolectic, oligolectic

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adj of or relating to an insect

Deutsch	polylektisch
Ελληνικά	πολυσυλλεκτικός polysyllektikós

adj of or relating to a term

Ελληνικά	πολυλεκτικός polylektikós

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@misc{polylectic_2026,
  title = {polylectic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polylectic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}