- dissyllables
- n. word that contains two syllables
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
dissyllables
Look at other dictionaries:
Polysyllable — Pol y*syl la*ble, n. [Poly + syllable.] A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; words of less than four syllables being called {monosyllables}, {dissyllables}, and {trisyllables}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puissance — Pu is*sance, n. [F., fr. puissant. See {Puissant}, and cf. {Potency}, {Potance}, {Potence}.] Power; strength; might; force; potency. Youths of puissance. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The power and puissance of the king. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Early Irish literature — Contents 1 The earliest Irish authors 2 The Old Irish glosses 3 Existing manuscript literature 3.1 Early Irish epic or saga … Wikipedia
Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… … Catholic encyclopedia
