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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

polytomous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɑlətəməs/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɑlɪtəməs/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɑlitəməs/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈpɒlitəməs/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈpɔlitəməs/ (Australia)
  • /ˈpɒlitəməs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpɒlitəməs/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈpɔ̟litəməs] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From poly- + -tomous.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Subdivided into many parts.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a variable: having more than two categories.

Relateds

polytomy