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.

Origin of disyllable

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

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.
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 of disyllable

disyllabic (ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk, ˌdɪ-), adjective

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