Syllabic

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
  • adjective. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
  • adjective. 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 (ĭ) and the (l).
  • adjective. 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.
  • noun. A syllabic sound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to or consisting of a syllable or syllables: as, a syllabic accent; a syllabic augment.
  • Representing syllables instead of single sounds: said of an alphabetical sign, or of an alphabet or mode of writing: also used substantively.
  • Pronounced syllable by syllable; of elaborate distinctness.
  • noun. See the extract.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables.
  • adjective. Consisting of a syllable or syllables.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
  • adjective. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
  • adjective. 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).
  • adjective. 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.
  • noun. A syllabic sound.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
  • adjective. of or relating to syllables
  • adjective. consisting of or using a syllabary
  • adjective. consisting of a syllable or syllables
  • adjective. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
  • Word Usage
    "Space is provided on the disc for the name of the individual in syllabic characters."
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