dissyllable

[ dih-sil-uh-buhl, dis-sil-, dahy-sil- ]

Other words from dissyllable

  • dis·syl·lab·ic [dis-i-lab-ik, dis-si-, dahy-si-], /ˌdɪs ɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs sɪ-, ˌdaɪ sɪ-/, adjective

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How to use dissyllable in a sentence

  • dissyllable nouns in er, as cnker, btter, have the accent on the former syllable.

  • It will thus be seen that many of Chaucers lines end with a dissyllable, instead of a single syllable.

    Chaucer for Children | Mrs. H. R. Haweis
  • The practice which Shelley follows in this line of making 'heaven' a dissyllable is very frequent with him.

    Adonais | Shelley
  • Philarchus, I remember, taxes Balzac for placing twenty monosyllables in file without one dissyllable betwixt them.

  • The same soft word, which Thomasine made a dissyllable, and Boodles sang as an anthem, followed.

    Furze the Cruel | John Trevena

British Dictionary definitions for dissyllable

dissyllable

disyllable (ˈdaɪsɪləbəl, dɪˈsɪl-)

/ (dɪˈsɪləbəl, ˈdɪsˌsɪl-, ˈdaɪsɪl-) /


noun
  1. grammar a word of two syllables

Derived forms of dissyllable

  • dissyllabic (ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk, ˌdɪssɪ-, ˌdaɪ-) or disyllabic (ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk, ˌdɪ-), adjective

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