From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpolypol‧y /ˈpɒli $ ˈpɑːli/ noun (plural polys) [countable] British English informalSEC a polytechnic
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poly• The figures for 1988 graduates suggest that the polys are still poor relations.poly-poly- /pɒlɪ $ pɑː-/ prefix XXmany polysyllabic (=with three or more syllables)Examples from the Corpus
poly-• polyglotOrigin poly- Latin Greek, from polys “much” 