n.
Variant: also dis · syl · la · ble
Pronunciation: ' d ī - ˌ si-l ə -b ə l, ( ˌ )d ī - ' sil-; ' di- ˌ sil-, ( ˌ )di(s)- ' sil-
Function: noun
Etymology: part translation of Middle French dissilabe, from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos, from di- + syllab ē syllable
Date: 1589
: a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
– di · syl · lab · ic \ ˌ d ī -s ə - ' la-bik, ˌ di(s)-s ə - \ adjective