syllabic

[ si-lab-ik ]

/ sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

pronounced with careful distinction of syllables.

of, relating to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as distinguished from poetry depending on stresses or quantities.

(of chanting) having each syllable sung to one note only.

Phonetics.

(of a consonant) forming a syllable by itself, as the (n) in button [buht-n] /ˈbʌt n/ or the (l) in bottle [bot-l]. /ˈbɒt l/.
(of a vowel) dominating the other sounds in a syllable; sonantal.

noun

Phonetics. a syllabic sound.

Origin of syllabic

1720–30; <Late Latin syllabicus<Greek syllabikós.See syllable, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM syllabic

syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby syllabic

syli, syll., syllabarium, syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize

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Example sentences from the Web for syllabic

Not one person in that audience except my boatmen, knew a letter or syllabic character.
On the Indian Trail|Egerton Ryerson Young
The rate of syllabic utterance is usually a personal characteristic.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10|Charles Herbert Sylvester
Compare what was said about syllabic m in § 22, and about syllabic n in § 24.
The Sounds of Spoken English|Walter Rippmann
There are nearly two hundred syllabic signs, much alike and easy to confuse.
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos

Mr Evans printed his first copies of it in syllabic characters on birch bark.
Oowikapun|Egerton Ryerson Young

British Dictionary definitions for syllabic

syllabic

/ (sɪˈlæbɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables

denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities

(of a consonant) constituting a syllable

(of plainsong and similar chanting) having each syllable sung to a different note

noun

a syllabic consonant

Derived forms of syllabic

syllabically, adverb

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单词	syllabic
释义	syllabic [ si-lab-ik ] / sɪˈlæb ɪk / adjective of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables. of, relating to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as distinguished from poetry depending on stresses or quantities. (of chanting) having each syllable sung to one note only. Phonetics. (of a consonant) forming a syllable by itself, as the (n) in button [buht-n] /ˈbʌt n/ or the (l) in bottle [bot-l]. /ˈbɒt l/. (of a vowel) dominating the other sounds in a syllable; sonantal. noun Phonetics. a syllabic sound. Origin of syllabic 1720–30; <Late Latin syllabicus<Greek syllabikós.See syllable, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM syllabic syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby syllabic syli, syll., syllabarium, syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syllabic Not one person in that audience except my boatmen, knew a letter or syllabic character. On the Indian Trail\|Egerton Ryerson Young The rate of syllabic utterance is usually a personal characteristic. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10\|Charles Herbert Sylvester Compare what was said about syllabic m in § 22, and about syllabic n in § 24. The Sounds of Spoken English\|Walter Rippmann There are nearly two hundred syllabic signs, much alike and easy to confuse. History Of Ancient Civilization\|Charles Seignobos Mr Evans printed his first copies of it in syllabic characters on birch bark. Oowikapun\|Egerton Ryerson Young British Dictionary definitions for syllabic syllabic / (sɪˈlæbɪk) / adjective of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities (of a consonant) constituting a syllable (of plainsong and similar chanting) having each syllable sung to a different note noun a syllabic consonant Derived forms of syllabic syllabically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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