disyllable

[ dahy-sil-uh-buh l, dahy-sil-, di- ]

/ ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl-, dɪ- /

noun

a word of two syllables.

Nearby words

disutility, disvalue, disyllabic, disyllabism, disyllabize, disyllable, disyoke, dit, dita, ditat deus, ditch

Origin of disyllable

1580–90; di-¹ + syllable; compare Greek disýllabos of two syllables; variant dissyllable has ss < Middle French dissilabe

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Examples from the Web for disyllable

Every pentameter of the amatory poems and the first fifteen Heroides ends in a disyllable.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
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

disyllable

/ (ˈdaɪsɪləbəl, dɪˈsɪl-) /

noun

a variant of dissyllable

Derived Forms

disyllabic (ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk, ˌdɪ-), adjective

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