disyllabic
nounEtymology Borrowed from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus, equivalent to di- + syllabic.
1
A word consisting of two syllables.
disyllabic
adjUK, US /ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ · AU /ˌdɑɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Etymology Borrowed from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus, equivalent to di- + syllabic.
1
Comprising two syllables.
- Synonyms
- bisyllabic
- Derived terms
- disyllabically
- Related terms
- disyllabicity, disyllable