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poly-
(POL-ee)many
Greek for many. A polygon has many sides; polyglot means many languages.
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Number & quantityExample words
polygon
a shape with many sides
polyglot
a person who speaks many languages
polygraph
a machine that records many signals (a lie detector)
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Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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