SINCE 1828
disyllable
noun
di·syl·la·ble
| \ ˈdī-ˌsi-lə-bəl
, (ˌ)dī-ˈsi-; ˈdi-ˌsi-
, (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsi-\
, (ˌ)dī-ˈsi-; ˈdi-ˌsi-
, (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsi-\
variants:
or less commonly dissyllable
Definition of disyllable
: a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
Other Words from disyllable
disyllabic
\ ˌdī-sə-ˈla-bik
, ˌdi(s)-sə- \
adjective
, ˌdi(s)-sə- \
adjective
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