Dissyllable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissyllable \Dis*syl"la*ble\ (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L.
     disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ?; di- = di`s-
     twice + ? syllable. See {Syllable}.]
     A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dissyllable
       n : a word having two syllables [syn: {disyllable}]