dissyllable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsɪləbəl/, /ˈdaɪsɪləbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di sil′ə bəl, dis sil′-, dī′sil-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•syl•la•ble  (di sil′ə bəl, dis sil′-, dī′sil-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. disyllable.
dis•syl•lab•ic  (dis′i lab′ik, dis′si-, dī′si-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dissyllable / dɪˈsɪləbəl ˈdɪsˌsɪl- ˈdaɪsɪl-/
  1. a variant of disyllable
dissyllabic / ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk ˌdɪssɪ- ˌdaɪ-/
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•syl•la•ble  (dī′sil′ə bəl, dī sil′-, di-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Phoneticsa word of two syllables.
Also, dissyllable. 
  • Middle French dissilabe
  • 1580–90; di-1 + syllable; compare Greek disýllabos of two syllables; variant dissyllable has ss

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disyllable / ˈdaɪsɪləbəl dɪˈsɪl-/, dissyllable / dɪˈsɪləbəl ˈdɪsˌsɪl- ˈdaɪsɪl-/
  1. a word of two syllables
'dissyllable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dis - dis- - disyllable

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