"disyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪˈsɪləbəɫ/ [UK] Forms: disyllables [plural]
Etymology: di- + syllable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|syllable}} di- + syllable Head templates: {{en-noun}} disyllable (plural disyllables)
  1. A word comprising two syllables. Synonyms: duosyllable, dissyllable Related terms: disyllabic Translations (a word comprising two syllables): zweisilbiges Wort (German), Zweisilber (German), Zweisilbler (German), Disyllabum (German), Dissyllabum (German), bisyllabo (Interlingua), déshiollach [masculine] (Irish), bisillabo [masculine] (Italian), disillabo [masculine] (Italian), daa-heeley [masculine] (Manx), dà-shioladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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