syllabic

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/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ English

Definitions

noun

A syllabic sound.

adjective

Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
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 ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
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.

Related words

Synonyms

syllabled vocalic monosyllabic disyllabic polysyllabic decasyllabic pentasyllabic octosyllabic accentual companding trochees syllabical subsyllabic syllabaric logosyllabic graphosyllabic

Associated

pentameter iambic exemplifies ideographic ictus metrical syllabary versification consonants consonant declamation

Rhymes

polysyllabic kabook tabac drabek habich rabuck tabuk

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