单词 | disyllabism |
释义 | disyllabism in British English (daɪˈsɪləˌbɪzəm) noun a variant of dissyllabism dissyllabism in British English (dɪˈsɪləˌbɪzəm) noun the fact of having two syllables disyllabism in American English (daiˈsɪləˌbɪzəm, dɪ-) noun the state of being disyllabic Also: dissyllabism Word origin [1880–85; di-1 + syllabism]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, barnstorm, impressionism, jackpot, rain checkdi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double”(diphthong). On this model, di- is freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide) |
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