Disyllabic (adj)
dai-sil-ab-ik
Consisting of two syllables. Or (as in bird song or a siren) created by two distinct notes.
Mid 17th century from French dissyllabique, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables’.
Example sentences
“The disyllabic sirens disappeared into the night.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
