"disyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪˈsɪləbəɫ/ [UK], /ˈdī-ˌsi-lə-bəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-disyllable.wav [General-American] Forms: disyllables [plural], dissyllable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English di- English syllable English disyllable From di- + syllable. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|di-|syllable|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English di- English syllable English disyllable From di- + syllable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} disyllable (plural disyllables)
  1. A word comprising two syllables. Synonyms: duosyllable Derived forms: hyperdisyllable Related terms: disyllabic Translations (a word comprising two syllables): zweisilbiges Wort (German), Zweisilber (German), Zweisilbler (German), Disyllabum (German), Dissyllabum (German), δισύλλαβο (disýllavo) [neuter] (Greek), bisyllabo (Interlingua), déshiollach [masculine] (Irish), bisillabo [masculine] (Italian), disillabo [masculine] (Italian), daa-heeley [masculine] (Manx), dà-shioladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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Alternative forms

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