syllabary

[ sil-uh-ber-ee ]
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noun,plural syl·la·bar·ies.
  1. a list or catalog of syllables.

  2. a set of written symbols, each of which represents a syllable, used to write a given language: the Japanese syllabary.

Origin of syllabary

1
From the New Latin word syllabārium, dating back to 1580–90. See syllable, -ary

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syllabary

/ (ˈsɪləbərɪ) /


nounplural -baries
  1. a table or list of syllables

  2. a set of symbols used in certain writing systems, such as one used for Japanese, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable

Origin of syllabary

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C16: from New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba syllable

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