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poly

1

[ pol-ee ]

noun

plural polies.
  1. a blend of poly and cotton.

  2. a fabric or garment made of polyester.


adjective

  1. made of or containing polyester:

    a poly swimsuit.

poly

2

[ pol-ee ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. noting or relating to polyamory; polyamorous:

    They鈥檙e in a poly relationship.

  2. identifying as polyamorous:

    They鈥檙e not monogamous, they鈥檙e poly.

poly-

3
  1. a combining form with the meanings 鈥渕uch, many鈥 and, in chemistry, 鈥減olymeric,鈥 used in the formation of compound words:

    polyandrous; polyculture; polyethylene.

poly.

4

abbreviation for

  1. polytechnic.

poly

1

/ 藞辫蓲濒瑟 /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for polytechnic
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    short for polyester
  2. informal.
    short for polythene
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poly-

2

combining_form

  1. more than one; many or much

    polyhedron

  2. having an excessive or abnormal number or amount

    polycythaemia

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

辫辞濒测鈥

  1. A prefix meaning 鈥渕any,鈥 as in polygon, a figure having many sides. In chemistry, it is used to form the names of polymers by being attached to the name of the base unit of which the polymer is made, as in polysaccharide, a polymer made of repeating simple sugars (monosaccharides).
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of poly1

By shortening

Origin of poly2

First recorded in 1990鈥95; shortening of polyamorous ( def )

Origin of poly3

< Greek, combining form representing 辫辞濒媒蝉; akin to Old English fela many. See plus
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of poly1

from Greek polus much, many; related to Old English fela many
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Sylmar got back into the Valley Mission League baseball title hunt Monday by handing Sun Valley Poly its first defeat 2-0.

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Sylmar is 8-1 in league and Poly 9-1.

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The Gondoliers are 14-0 in the Western League and own wins over Valley Mission League leader Sun Valley Poly and have a win over El Segundo, which is 17-6-1.

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At Westmont University in Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Amanda Sparkman studied differences between blue bellies living near campus and those in more rural areas.

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The Bruins nearly added Nico鈥檚 younger brother, Madden, to their roster on signing day in December before the Long Beach Poly High quarterback and teammate Jace Brown backed out of their verbal commitments and signed with Arkansas.

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