Syllable
//ˈsɪl.ə.bəl//
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The word "syllable" can be used as noun and verb.
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ambisyllabic closed syllable decasyllable disyllable dodecasyllable duodecasyllable duosyllable enneasyllable foresyllable hendecasyllable heptasyllable hexasyllable in words of one syllable intersyllable midsyllable monosyllable multisyllable octosyllable oligosyllable open syllable pentasyllable plurisyllable polysyllabic polysyllable protosyllable quadrisyllable quinquesyllable semisyllabic semisyllable septisyllable sesquisyllable syllabary syllabatim syllabic syllabification syllabify syllable timing syllable weight syllable-timed trisyllable words of one syllable
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