Dis-syl'la-ble or Dis'syl-la-ble, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [From Gr. δις, twice, double, and syllable, q. v.; Gr. δισσύλλαβος, from δις and συλλαβή, syllable; Fr. dissyllabe, It. dissillabo.] A word consisting of two syllables only; as, pa-per.