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Word: Disyllable
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: alteration (influenced by syllable) of French disyllabe, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables’, from di- ‘two’ + sullabē ‘syllable’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʌɪˈsɪləb(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌɪsɪləb(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables.
Short Definition:word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables
Variant Forms:
- dissyllable
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