dissyllable

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

/ dɪˈsɪl ə bəl, dɪsˈsɪl-, ˈdaɪ sɪl- /

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OTHER WORDS FROM dissyllable

dis·syl·lab·ic

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

Words nearby dissyllable

disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist., distad, distaff, distaffer

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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.
A Grammar of the English Tongue|Samuel Johnson
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.
Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry|John Dryden

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

grammar a word of two syllables

Derived forms of dissyllable

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

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