disyllabic

[ dahy-si-lab-ik, dis-i- ]

/ ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ- /

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adjective

consisting of or pertaining to two syllables.

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Also dis·syl·lab·ic

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

Origin of disyllabic

First recorded in 1630–40; di-¹ + syllabic

Words nearby disyllabic

disunity, disuse, disused, disutility, disvalue, disyllabic, disyllabism, disyllabize, disyllable, disyoke, dit

How to use disyllabic in a sentence

The third is mono-rhymed throughout, the lines being disyllabic with licence to extend.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury
The loud, musical, disyllabic call of the male is also very characteristic.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
It must be admitted that the disyllabic words are not wholly constant to a principle.
Society for Pure English Tract 4|John Sargeaunt
These words agree in being disyllabic, but otherwise they are a tiresome and quarrelsome people.
Society for Pure English Tract 4|John Sargeaunt

Disyllabic or feminine caesura, two kinds of which are to be distinguished, viz.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper