About The Word Syllabic
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Syllabic
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Syllabic: See Also | 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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