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disyllabic

/ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

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Australia/ˌdɑɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

disyllabic adjective: comprising two syllables.

Adjective

disyllabic (not comparable)

  1. Comprising two syllables.
    Synonyms:
    bisyllabic

Noun

disyllabic (plural disyllabics)

  1. A word consisting of two syllables.

disyllabic meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

disyllabic in Tamil

ஈரசை

disyllabic in Vietnamese

comprising two syllables
song tiết

Synonyms of disyllabic

Forms of disyllabic

Adjective
alternative formdissyllabic
Noun
pluraldisyllabics

Origin of disyllabic

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

Words formed from disyllabic

Questions about disyllabic

What does disyllabic mean?
Disyllabic means comprising two syllables.
What is disyllabic in Tamil?
Disyllabic in Tamil is ஈரசை. See Disyllabic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disyllabic?
Disyllabic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce disyllabic?
Disyllabic is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near disyllabic in the dictionary

  1. disworshiped
  2. disworshiping
  3. disworshipped
  4. disworshipping
  5. disworships
  6. disyllabic
  7. disyllabical
  8. disyllabically
  9. disyllabicity
  10. disyllabics
  11. disyllabification

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disyllabic (page history and authors); disyllabic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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