What does dissyllable mean?
Definitions for dissyllable
dɪˈsɪl ə bəl, dɪsˈsɪl-, ˈdaɪ sɪl-dis·syl·la·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
disyllable, dissyllablenoun
a word having two syllables
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dissyllablenoun
A word of two syllables.
Etymology: δισσυλλαβος.
No man is tied, in modern poetry, to observe any farther rule in the feet of his verse, but that they be dissyllables; whether spondee, trochee, or iambique, it matters not. Dryden.
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dissyllable
A dissyllable is a word, phrase, or term that contains two syllables. It refers to the division of spoken or written content into two distinct and separate units of rhythm.
Webster Dictionary
Dissyllablenoun
a word of two syllables; as, pa-per
Etymology: [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ; di- = di`s- twice + syllable. See Syllable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dissyllable
dis-sil′a-bl, n. a word of only two syllables.—adj. Dissyllab′ic.—n. Dissyllabificā′tion.—v.t. Dissyllab′ify, to make into two syllables.—n. Dissyll′abism, the character of having only two syllables. [Through Fr. and L. from Gr. di-, twice, syllabē, a syllable.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dissyllable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dissyllable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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