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/duy"sil'euh beuhl, duy sil"-, di-/, n.a word of two syllables.Also, dissyllable.[1580-90; DI-1 + SYLLABLE; cf. Gk disýllabos of two syllables; var. dissyllable has ss < MF dissilabe]
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disyllable — [dī sil′ə bəl, dī′sil΄ə bəl; ] also [ di sil′ə bəl] n. [altered (by analogy with SYLLABLE) < Fr dissyllabe < L disyllabus < Gr disyllabos, of two syllables < di , two + syllabē, SYLLABLE] a word of two syllables disyllabic [dī΄si… … English World dictionary
disyllable — also dissyllable noun Etymology: part translation of Middle French dissilabe, from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos, from di + syllabē syllable Date: 1589 a linguistic form consisting of two syllables • disyllabic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
disyllable — noun /daɪˈsɪləbl/ A word comprising two syllables. See Also: disyllabic … Wiktionary
disyllable — [dʌɪ sɪləb(ə)l, dʌɪsɪl ] (also dissyllable dɪ sɪləb(ə)l) noun Prosody a word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables. Derivatives disyllabic ˌdʌɪsɪ labɪk adjective Origin C16: alt. (influenced by syllable) of Fr … English new terms dictionary
disyllable — di·syllable … English syllables
disyllable — di•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl , dɪ [/t]] also dissyllable n. phn a word of two syllables • Etymology: 1580–90; < Gk disýllabos of two syllables; see di I, syllable di•syl•lab•ic ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ adj … From formal English to slang
disyllable — /dɪˈsɪləbəl/ (say di siluhbuhl) noun a word of two syllables, as virtue. {Latin disyllabus, from Greek disyllabos. See syllable} –disyllabic /dɪsɪˈlæbɪk/ (say disi labik), adjective –disyllabification /dɪsɪˌlæbəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say disi.labuhfuh… …
disyllable — n. word or verse foot of two syllables. ♦ disyllabic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
disyllable — n. (also dissyllable) Prosody a word or metrical foot of two syllables. Derivatives: disyllabic adj. Etymology: F disyllabe f. L disyllabus f. Gk disullabos (as DI (1), SYLLABLE) … Useful english dictionary
dissyllable — variant of disyllable … New Collegiate Dictionary
