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語源

Derived from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”), by analogy with monopoly. Unrelated to poly-.

接尾辞

-poly

1. (economics) Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.
2. (games) Pertaining to a derivative of the board game Monopoly.

派生語

アナグラム

• ploy

発音

• IPA: /ˈpɒli/
• 韻: -ɒli

名詞

poly (countable and uncountable, plural polys)

1. (informal) A polytechnic.
2. Polyethylene (polythene).
3. Polyurethane.
4. (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.

   Hyponyms: rect, tri

   • 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:

     The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris.

5. (uncountable) Polyester.

   a cotton-poly blend

6. (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
7. (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
8. (chiefly informal) A polycule.

形容詞

poly (not comparable)

1. (chiefly informal) Polyamorous.

   Synonym: (informal) polyam

   Coordinate term: mono

   • 2020 August 4, Cynthia McKelvey, “The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting”, in The New York Times‎:

     Whether the family is poly, L.G.B.T.Q. or another minority, such as a religious one, coming out is very much a personal decision.

派生語

動詞

poly (third-person singular simple present polys, present participle polying, simple past and past participle polyed)

1. (ambitransitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

語源 2

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

別の表記

• poley

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈpəʊli/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpoʊli/
• 韻: -əʊli

名詞

poly

1. A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

使用する際の注意点

• The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

派生語

• poly-mountain

Further reading

• “poly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• ploy