disyllabic

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disyllabic

  • /ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ UK, US
  • /ˌdɑɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ Australia

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus, equivalent to di- + syllabic.

adjective dissyllabic

  1. not comparable Comprising two syllables.

    Similar: bisyllabic

noun disyllabics · dissyllabic

  1. A word consisting of two syllables.

Translations

Every language

adj comprising two syllables

Españolbisílabo, bisilábico, disílabo, disilábico
Portuguêsdissílabo, dissilábico
Françaisdissyllabique, bisyllabique
Deutschzweisilbig
Italianobisillabo, disillabico
Ελληνικάδισύλλαβος disýllavos
Русскийдвусло́жный dvuslóžnyj
Tiếng Việtsong tiết

noun a word consisting of two syllables

Españolbisílabo, disílabo
Portuguêsdissílabo

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MLA

"disyllabic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disyllabic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

disyllabic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disyllabic

Chicago

"disyllabic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disyllabic.

BibTeX
@misc{disyllabic_2026,
  title = {disyllabic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disyllabic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}