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nonsyllabic

American

[non-si-lab-ik] / ˌnɒn sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable.

Etymology

Origin of nonsyllabic

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + syllabic

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