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di·syl·la·ble

also dis·syl·la·ble D0291100 (dī′sĭl′ə-bəl, dī-sĭl′-, dĭ-)n. A word with two syllables.

di′syl·lab′ic (dī′sĭ-lăb′ĭk, dĭs′sĭ-) adj.

disyllable

(ˈdaɪsɪləbəl; dɪˈsɪl-) n (Linguistics) a variant of dissyllable disyllabic adj

di•syl•la•ble

(ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl-, dɪ-)

also dissyllable

n. a word of two syllables. [1580–90; < Greek disýllabos of two syllables; see di-¹, syllable] di•syl•lab•ic (ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ-) adj.

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disyllable - a word having two syllablesdissyllableword - 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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di•syl•la•ble

also dissyllable

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noun a word having two syllables

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