Subsyllabic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or related to parts or fractions of a syllable.

    "While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system."

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"While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system."

Etymology

From sub- + syllabic.

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