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Syllabary

//ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.
  2. 2
    a writing system whose characters represent syllables wordnet
  3. 3
    A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

    "It shouldn't be hard to come up with a musical syllabary in which pitches code for vowels and timbres code for consonants."

Etymology

From New Latin syllabārium, from syllaba.

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