disyllable

di syl la ble |dīˈsiləbəl, di- daɪˈsɪləbəl |(also dissyllable ) ▶noun Prosody a word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration (influenced by syllable ) of French disyllabe, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables, ’ from di- ‘two ’ + sullabē ‘syllable. ’

disyllable

disyllable |dʌɪˈsɪləb (ə )l, ˈdʌɪsɪl - |(also dissyllable |dɪˈsɪləb (ə )l |) ▶noun Prosody a word or metrical foot consisting of two syllables. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration (influenced by syllable ) of French disyllabe, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables ’, from di- ‘two ’ + sullabē ‘syllable ’.