Syllabic Definition
sĭ-lăbĭk
adjective
Of a syllable or syllables.
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Forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable.
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Pronounced with the syllables distinct.
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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&STRESS;l), the two syllabic sounds are the (ĭ) and the (l).
American Heritage
Designating or of a form of verse whose structure is based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on rhythm, stress, or quantity.
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Antonyms:
noun
A syllabic sound.
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Syllabic verse.
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Other Word Forms of Syllabic
Noun
Singular:
syllabic
Plural:
syllabicsOrigin of Syllabic
Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (syllabikós), from συλλαβή (syllabÄ“, “syllable").
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin syllabicus from Greek sullabikos from sullabē syllable syllable
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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