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disyllable

Syllabification: (di·syl·la·ble)
(also dissyllable)
Definition of disyllable

noun

Prosody
  • a word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables.

Origin:

late 16th century: alteration (influenced by syllable) of French disyllabe, via Latin from Greek disullabos 'of two syllables', from di- 'two' + sullabē 'syllable'

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