Usually means: Use of many syllable words.
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  1. polysyllabicism: Collins English Dictionary
  2. polysyllabicism: Wordnik
  3. polysyllabicism: Wiktionary
  4. Polysyllabicism: Dictionary.com
  5. Polysyllabicism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. polysyllabicism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Polysyllabicism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. polysyllabicism: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Polysyllabicism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (polysyllabicism)

noun:  (of linguistic expression) The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style.

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