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syllabic

Syllabification: (syl·lab·ic)
Pronunciation: /səˈlabik/

Definition of syllabic

adjective

  • of, relating to, or based on syllables:a system of syllabic symbols
  • Prosody based on the number of syllables in a line:the recreation of classical syllabic meters
  • (of a consonant, especially a nasal or other continuant) constituting a whole syllable, such as the m in Mbabane or the l in bottle.
  • articulated in syllables:syllabic singing

noun

  • a written character that represents a syllable:Inuit syllabics

Derivatives

syllabically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/

adverb

syllabicity

Pronunciation: /ˌsiləˈbisitē/

noun

Origin:

early 18th century: from French syllabique or late Latin syllabicus, from Greek sullabikos, from sullabē 'syllable'

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