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.”
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