syllabication
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Reference Works - Middle School
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From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
The crowd chatter, much of it warmly spiced with Spanish-American syllabication, died.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Fairbain did well and actually seemed to be enjoying himself until syllabication did him in.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
This work, as its title indicates, is intended for the use of Advanced Classes,—for scholars who are, to some extent, familiar with the principles of pronunciation and syllabication.
From A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes by Optic, Oliver
The principal accent is in many cases marked, but the pronunciation of preceding and succeeding syllables can not be determined, and there is no attempt at syllabication.
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.
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