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Word: Disyllabic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French dissyllabique, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʌɪsɪˈlabɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a word or metrical foot) consisting of two syllables.
Short Definition:(of word or metrical foot) consisting of two syllables
Variant Forms:
- dissyllabic
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