noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   A syllable (or syllables) at the beginning of a word. rare

   "We had several things beginning with the same foresyllable."

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"We had several things beginning with the same foresyllable."

Etymology

From fore- + syllable; Compare Dutch voorsyllabe, German Vorsilbe.

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