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Syllabic

SYLLAB'IC

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syllabic

syllabic

English

Adjective

syllabic ‎(comparative more syllabic, superlative most syllabic)

Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
(linguistics) 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.

Derived terms

quinquesyllabic

Translations

of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable

Catalan: sil·làbic
French: syllabique (fr)
German: Silben- (de), silbenweise
Greek: συλλαβικός (el) m ‎(syllavikós)
Irish: siollach

Malay: suku kata, silabik
Russian: слогово́й (ru) ‎(slogovój)
Serbo-Croatian: slȍgotvōran (sh)
Spanish: silábico (es)

in linguistics

Catalan: sil·làbic
French: syllabique (fr)
German: Silben- (de)
Greek: συλλαβικός (el) m ‎(syllavikós)
Irish: siollach

Malay: suku kata, silabik
Russian: слогово́й (ru) ‎(slogovój), силлаби́ческий (ru) ‎(sillabíčeskij)
Serbo-Croatian: slȍgotvōran (sh)
Spanish: silábico (es)

Noun

syllabic ‎(plural syllabics)

(linguistics) A syllabic sound.