disyllabic
[ dahy-si-lab-ik, dis-i- ]
adjective
consisting of or pertaining to two syllables.
Origin of disyllabic
1- Also dis·syl·lab·ic [dis-i-lab-ik, dis-si-, dahy-si-] /ˌdɪs ɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs sɪ-, ˌdaɪ sɪ-/ .
Words Nearby disyllabic
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How to use disyllabic in a sentence
The third is mono-rhymed throughout, the lines being disyllabic with licence to extend.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory | George SaintsburyThe loud, musical, disyllabic call of the male is also very characteristic.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentIt must be admitted that the disyllabic words are not wholly constant to a principle.
Society for Pure English Tract 4 | John SargeauntThese words agree in being disyllabic, but otherwise they are a tiresome and quarrelsome people.
Society for Pure English Tract 4 | John Sargeauntdisyllabic or feminine caesura, two kinds of which are to be distinguished, viz.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipper
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