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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property or status (of a syllabic, generally a vowel) of being syllabic, i.e. able to be positioned in the syllable nuclei. uncountable

   "The syllabicity of Proto-Indo-European syllabic sonorants *y and *w can easily be determined by a rule."

2. 2
   the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language wordnet

Example

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"The syllabicity of Proto-Indo-European syllabic sonorants *y and *w can easily be determined by a rule."

Etymology

From syllabic + -ity.

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