DISYLLABLE


Meaning of DISYLLABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also dis·syl·la·ble ˈdī-ˌsi-lə-bəl, (ˌ)dī-ˈsil-; ˈdi-ˌsil-, (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsil-

Etymology: part translation of Middle French dissilabe, from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos, from di- + syllabē syllable

Date: 1589

: a linguistic form consisting of two syllables

• di·syl·lab·ic ˌdī-sə-ˈla-bik, ˌdi(s)-sə- adjective

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