DISYLLABLE


Meaning of DISYLLABLE in English

n. (also dissyllable) Prosody a word or metrical foot of two syllables.

Derivatives:

disyllabic adj.

Etymology: F disyllabe f. L disyllabus f. Gk disullabos (as DI-(1), SYLLABLE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.