"bisyllabic" meaning in English

See bisyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /baɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From bi- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|syllabic}} bi- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Comprising two syllables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Prosody, Two Synonyms: disyllabic Derived forms: bisyllabically
    Sense id: en-bisyllabic-en-adj-HHp6eKFh Disambiguation of Prosody: 57 43 Disambiguation of Two: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Noun

IPA: /baɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: bisyllabics [plural]
Etymology: From bi- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|syllabic}} bi- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} bisyllabic (plural bisyllabics)
  1. Synonym of disyllabic Synonyms: disyllabic [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bisyllabic-en-noun-PLpj7JWK

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Prosody",
          "orig": "en:Prosody",
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            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
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        "Comprising two syllables."
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          "Comprising",
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