syllabic

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A syllabic sound
Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (rĭd'l), the two syllabic sounds are the (i˘) and the (l)
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities
Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables
Pronounced with every syllable distinct
consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
{a} consisting of syllables
of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
{s} of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables, consisting of syllables; forming a syllable; of or pertaining to a style of poetry based on the number of syllables in a line
consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllable (as being the first vowel in a falling diphthong); "the syllabic `l' in `riddle' or the syllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `bot-n-y'"; "the syllabic `o' in `oi'"
of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable
Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent
consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment
Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (rĭdl), the two syllabic sounds are the (i˘) and the (l)
of liquids and nasals
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
syllabic abbreviation
An abbreviation formed from syllables, usually initial, of several words
syllabic abbreviations
plural form of syllabic abbreviation
syllabic break
A division in a word between syllables
syllabic breaks
plural form of syllabic break
syllabic rhyme
verse that has a fixed number of syllables per line (though not always the same number of stressed syllables)
syllabic rhymes
plural form of syllabic rhyme
syllabically
in or with syllables; "syllabically pronounced
syllabically
In a syllabic manner
syllabic

    Hyphenation

    syl·lab·ic

    Turkish pronunciation

    sıläbîk

    Pronunciation

    /səˈlabək/ /səˈlæbɪk/

    Etymology

    () Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (syllabikós), from συλλαβή (syllabē, “syllable”).
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