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.

Words nearby syllabic

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

Origin of syllabic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM syllabic

syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples 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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