dissyllable

[ dih-sil-uh-buhl, dis-sil-, dahy-sil- ]

noun

1. disyllable.

dissyllable

/ ˈdaɪsɪləbəl; ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk; ˈdaɪsɪl-; dɪˈsɪləbəl; ˌdɪssɪ-; dɪˈsɪl-; ˌdɪ-; ˌdaɪ-; ˈdɪsˌsɪl-; ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk /

noun

1. grammar a word of two syllables

Derived Forms

• dissyllabic, adjective

Other Words From

• dis·syl·lab·ic [dis-i-, lab, -ik, dis-si-, dahy-si-], adjective

Example Sentences

Dissyllable nouns in er, as cnker, btter, have the accent on the former syllable.

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It will thus be seen that many of Chaucers lines end with a dissyllable, instead of a single syllable.

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The practice which Shelley follows in this line of making 'heaven' a dissyllable is very frequent with him.

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Philarchus, I remember, taxes Balzac for placing twenty monosyllables in file without one dissyllable betwixt them.

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The same soft word, which Thomasine made a dissyllable, and Boodles sang as an anthem, followed.

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