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.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
