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Syllabic

//sɪˈlæb.ɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

    "Most final consonants have been lost, resulting in a tonal language with a rich consonantal and vocalic inventory, but with a relatively simple syllabic structure.."

  2. 2
    Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
  3. 3
    Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
  4. 4
    Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable wordnet
  2. 2
    consisting of a syllable or syllables wordnet
  3. 3
    (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities wordnet
  4. 4
    consisting of or using a syllabary wordnet
  5. 5
    of or relating to syllables wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A syllabic sound.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

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