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disyllable definition

di·syl·la·ble (dī sil′ə bəl, dī′sil′-; also di sil′-)

noun

a word of two syllables

Etymology: altered (by analogy with syllable) < Fr dissyllabe < L disyllabus < Gr disyllabos, of two syllables < di-, two + syllabē, syllable

Related Forms:

  • disyllabic di′·syl·lab′ic (dī′si lab′ik, di′-) adjective

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