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duosyllable

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A word containing two syllables.

Examples

“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⟳.”
“Martin Amis famously saw⟳ off the cult of personality in tennis when he defined it as “an exact synonym of a seven-letter duosyllable starting with ‘a’, ending with ‘e’ (and also featuring, in order⟳ of appearance, an ‘ss’, an ‘h’, an ‘o’ and ‘l’)”.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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