Word+of+two+syllables
11List of the longest English words with one syllable — This is a list of the candidates for longest English word of one syllable. Unsurprisingly, most of these long words contain one or more digraphs (e.g., rr or ai ) and the occasional trigraph (e.g., tch ). That is, multiple letters are used to… …
12spondee — A bisyllabic word with generally equivalent stress on each of the two syllables; used in the testing of speech hearing. [Fr.] * * * spon·dee (sponґde) [L. spondeum of a libation] any word of two syllables having equal stress on each syllable (e.g …
13disyllable — [dī sil′ə bəl, dī′sil΄ə bəl; ] also [ di sil′ə bəl] n. [altered (by analogy with SYLLABLE) < Fr dissyllabe < L disyllabus < Gr disyllabos, of two syllables < di , two + syllabē, SYLLABLE] a word of two syllables disyllabic [dī΄si… …
14Dissyllable — Dis*syl la*ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? syllable. See {Syllable}.] A word of two syllables; as, pa per. [1913 Webster] …
15disyllable — /duy sil euh beuhl, duy sil , di /, n. a word of two syllables. Also, dissyllable. [1580 90; DI 1 + SYLLABLE; cf. Gk disýllabos of two syllables; var. dissyllable has ss < MF dissilabe] * * * …
16disyllable — di•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈdaɪˌsɪl ə bəl, daɪˈsɪl , dɪ [/t]] also dissyllable n. phn a word of two syllables • Etymology: 1580–90; < Gk disýllabos of two syllables; see di I, syllable di•syl•lab•ic ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ adj …
17Law French — is an archaic language originally based on Old Norman and Anglo Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. It was used in the law courts of England, beginning with the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror. Its …
18dis|syl|la|ble — «dih SIHL uh buhl, DIHS SIHL », noun. a word having two syllables, such as about, bandage, or candy. Also, disyllable. ╂[< French dissyllable, learned borrowing from Latin disyllabus < Greek disýllabos < di two + syllab syllable;… …
19disyllable — noun /daɪˈsɪləbl/ A word comprising two syllables. See Also: disyllabic …
20dissyllable — n. Word of two syllables …
