polyphiloprogenitive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɒlɪfɪləpɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪtɪv/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English philoprogenitive English polyphiloprogenitive From poly- + philoprogenitive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, rare) Having many descendants.
Polyphiloprogenitive / The sapient sutlers of the Lord / Drift across the window-panes.
1919, T. S. Eliot, Mr Eliot's Sunday Morning Service:
- (not-comparable, rare) Extremely prolific; myriad
- (not-comparable, rare) Having many offspring, characterized by high reproduction