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—dissyllabic /dis'i lab"ik, dis'si-, duy'si-/, adj./di sil"euh beuhl, dis sil"-, duy"sil-/, n.disyllable.
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Dissyllable — Dis*syl la*ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? syllable. See {Syllable}.] A word of two syllables; as, pa per. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissyllable — [dis sil′ə bəl, dis′sil΄ə bəl] n. DISYLLABLE dissyllabic [dis΄si lab′ik] adj … English World dictionary
dissyllable — variant of disyllable … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissyllable — n. word that contains two syllables … English contemporary dictionary
dissyllable — [dɪ sɪləb(ə)l] noun variant spelling of disyllable. Derivatives dissyllabic adjective … English new terms dictionary
dissyllable — n. Word of two syllables … New dictionary of synonyms
dissyllable — dis•syl•la•ble [[t]dɪˈsɪl ə bəl, dɪsˈsɪl , ˈdaɪ sɪl [/t]] n. phn disyllable dis•syl•lab•ic ˌdɪs ɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs sɪ , ˌdaɪ sɪ adj … From formal English to slang
dissyllable — var. of DISYLLABLE … Useful english dictionary
disyllable — /duy sil euh beuhl, duy sil , di /, n. a word of two syllables. Also, dissyllable. [1580 90; DI 1 + SYLLABLE; cf. Gk disýllabos of two syllables; var. dissyllable has ss < MF dissilabe] * * * … Universalium
di|syl|la|ble — «dih SIHL uh buhl», noun. = dissyllable. (Cf. ↑dissyllable) … Useful english dictionary
