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disyllable
[ dahy-sil-uh-buhl, dahy-sil-, dih- ]
/ ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl-, dɪ- /
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noun
a word of two syllables.
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Also dissyllable.
Words nearby disyllable
disutility, disvalue, disyllabic, disyllabism, disyllabize, disyllable, disyoke, dit, dita, ditat Deus, ditch
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How to use disyllable in a sentence
Every pentameter of the amatory poems and the first fifteen Heroides ends in a disyllable.
In a disyllable the vowel is long by the 'apex' rule, as in 'hyphen'.
Society for Pure English Tract 4|John Sargeaunt
British Dictionary definitions for disyllable
Derived forms of disyllable
disyllabic (ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk, ˌdɪ-), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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