Syllabisation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of syllabization. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"In reading dissyllables, trissyllables, &c. it will be easy for teachers to make their scholars understand, that instead of the division, they should substitute the simple or articulated sound which is represented by the letters that are annexed to it, and read the word all together: and that these divisions are inserted only for the sake of facilitating the syllabisation, if I may be allowed the expression."
Synonyms
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More examples"In reading dissyllables, trissyllables, &c. it will be easy for teachers to make their scholars understand, that instead of the division, they should substitute the simple or articulated sound which is represented by the letters that are annexed to it, and read the word all together: and that these divisions are inserted only for the sake of facilitating the syllabisation, if I may be allowed the expression."
Etymology
From syllabise + -ation.
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