Etymology

disyllabic

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Today it means: Comprising two syllables. Full definition →

French dissyllabique ← Latin disyllabus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdisyllabus
  2. French · borrowed fromdissyllabique
  3. English todaydisyllabic

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

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