About The Word Nonsyllabic

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Nonsyllabic

Nonsyllabic Meaning & Definition
Nonsyllabic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nonsyllabic?

[adj] (phonology) of liquids and nasals
[adj] not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced `botny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable; i.e. being the second vowel in a falling diphthong as the `i' in `oi'

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nonsyllabic: consonantal | nonvocalic | unsyllabic | unsyllabled

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