Syllabication
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The formation of syllables; especially, the division of a word into its constituent syllabic parts in writing and printing.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See
Guide to Pron.
, ยง275.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
syllabifying
;
syllabification
.
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noun.
forming or dividing words into syllables
Word Usage
"I decided to give the writer a pass on his over-syllabication because I hadn't done nearly enough research on this bill."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
division
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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