disyllabic

adjective

di·​syllabic

variants or dissyllabic

¦dī, 

¦di+

: consisting of or having two syllables only

a disyllabic word

an iambic foot is disyllabic

Word History

Etymology

French dissyllabique, from dissyllabe (from Middle French dissilabe) + -ique -ic

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Rhymes for disyllabic

• monosyllabic
• polysyllabic
• syllabic