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Syllabic

Syllabic Meaning & Definition
Syllabic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Syllabic?

[adj] (phonology) of liquids and nasals
[adj] consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound; "the syllabic `l' in `riddle' or the syllabic `n' in `botany' when pronounced `bot-n-y'"; (of a vowel sound) dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllable as being the first vowel in a falling diphthong; "the syllabic `o' in `oi'"
[adj] (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
[adj] consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
[adj] of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Syllabic: decasyllabic | disyllabic | monosyllabic | octosyllabic | pentasyllabic | polysyllabic | syllabled | vocalic

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Syllabic In Webster's Dictionary

\Syl*lab"ic\, Syllabical \Syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllabique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. 2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. ``The syllabic stage of writing.'' --Earle.

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