disyllable
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di·syl·la·ble
also dis·syl·la·ble (dī′sĭl′ə-bəl, dī-sĭl′-, dĭ-)n.
A word with two syllables.
di′syl·lab′ic (dī′sĭ-lăb′ĭk, dĭs′sĭ-) adj.
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disyllable
(ˈdaɪsɪləbəl; dɪˈsɪl-)n
(Linguistics) a variant of dissyllable
disyllabic adj
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di•syl•la•ble
(ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl-, dɪ-)also dissyllable
n.
a word of two syllables.
di•syl•lab•ic (ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ-) adj.
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| Noun | 1. | disyllable - a word having two syllables word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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