Duosyllable

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word containing two syllables.

    "To this minute account we might perhaps merely answer with laconic gravity, "Suppose," for on this magic duosyllable does the whole tale of gorgeous fortune and unprecedented gullibility depend."

Synonyms

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disyllable

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"To this minute account we might perhaps merely answer with laconic gravity, "Suppose," for on this magic duosyllable does the whole tale of gorgeous fortune and unprecedented gullibility depend."

Etymology

From duo- + syllable.

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