disyllable
[ dahy-sil-uh-buh l, dahy-sil-, di- ]
/ ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl-, dɪ- /
noun
a word of two syllables.
Also
dissyllable.
Words nearby disyllable
disutility,
disvalue,
disyllabic,
disyllabism,
disyllabize,
disyllable,
disyoke,
dit,
dita,
ditat deus,
ditch
Example sentences from the Web for disyllable
Every pentameter of the amatory poems and the first fifteen Heroides ends in a disyllable.
The Last Poems of Ovid |OvidIn a disyllable the vowel is long by the 'apex' rule, as in 'hyphen'.
Society for Pure English Tract 4 |John Sargeaunt