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poly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pol·y /ˈpɒli $ ˈpɑːli/ noun (plural polys) [countable]  British English informalSEC a polytechnic 理工学院
Examples from the Corpus
polyThe figures for 1988 graduates suggest that the polys are still poor relations.
poly- /pɒlɪ $ pɑː-/ prefix  XXmany  polysyllabic (=with three or more syllables) 多音节的
Examples from the Corpus
poly-polyglot
Origin poly- Latin Greek, from polys much
pol·y nounpoly- prefixChineseSyllable
Corpus a polytechnic


poly
poly /ˈpɒli $ ˈpɑːli/ noun (plural polys) [countable]
British English informal a polytechnic


polyBrE /ˈpɒli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːli/ 🔊 noun (
plural
polys
)
(BrE, informal) = polytechnic