- di|syl|la|ble
- di|syl|la|ble «dih SIHL uh buhl», noun.= dissyllable. (Cf. ↑dissyllable)
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syl|la|ble — «SIHL uh buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a word or part of a word pronounced as a unit, usually consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. A mer i can and Al a bam a are words of four syllables. Do, this, and… … Useful english dictionary
dis|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;… … Useful english dictionary
tri|syl|la|ble — «trih SIHL uh buhl, try », noun. a word of three syllables. Educate is a trisyllable … Useful english dictionary
dec|a|syl|la|ble — «DEHK uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a line of poetry having ten syllables … Useful english dictionary
do|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «DOH deh kuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a verse or a word of 12 syllables. ╂[< Greek d twelve + English syllable] … Useful english dictionary
hen|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «HEHN dehk uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a metrical line of eleven syllables. ╂[< Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos; influenced by English syllable] … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|syl|la|ble — «MON uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of one syllable. Yes and no, man and child are monosyllables … Useful english dictionary
oc|to|syl|la|ble — «OK tuh SIHL uh buhl, OK tuh SIHL », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a line of verse having eight syllables. 2. a word having eight syllables. –adj. = octosyllabic. (Cf. ↑octosyllabic) … Useful english dictionary
pen|ta|syl|la|ble — «PEHN tuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of five syllables … Useful english dictionary
plu|ri|syl|la|ble — «PLUR uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of more than one syllable … Useful english dictionary
