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dissyllable

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dis⋅syl⋅la⋅ble

  [di-sil-uh-buhl, dis-sil-, dahy-sil-]
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–noun
disyllable.
Related forms:
dis⋅syl⋅lab⋅ic  [dis-i-lab-ik, dis-si-, dahy-si-] , adjective

di⋅syl⋅la⋅ble

  [dahy-sil-uh-buhl, dahy-sil-, di-]
–noun
a word of two syllables.
Also, dissyllable.

Origin:
1580–90; di- 1 + syllable; cf. Gk disýllabos of two syllables; var. dissyllable has ss < MF dissilabe
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dis·syl·la·ble   (dī'sĭl'ə-bəl, dī-sĭl'-, dĭ-)   
n.  Variant of disyllable.
di·syl·la·ble also dis·syl·la·ble   (dī'sĭl'ə-bəl, dī-sĭl'-, dĭ-)   
n.  A word with two syllables.
di'syl·lab'ic (dī'sĭ-lāb'ĭk, dĭs'sĭ-) adj.
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