DISYLLABLE


Meaning of DISYLLABLE in English

noun

or dis·syllable (ˈ)dī, (ˈ)di+

Etymology: part translation of Middle French dissilabe, from Medieval Latin dissyllabus of two syllables, alteration (influenced by Greek dis- twice, double, from dis twice) of Latin disyllabus, from Greek disyllabos, from di- + -syllabos (from syllabē syllable) — more at bis , twi-

: a linguistic form consisting of two syllables (as many, repeat )

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