syllabic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables
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denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities
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(of a consonant) constituting a syllable
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(of plainsong and similar chanting) having each syllable sung to a different note
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Even in Greenland the Moravian Missionaries are now using Evans’ Syllabic Characters with great success among the Esquimaux.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
Syllabic writing is represented by Dr. Blair as a great improvement upon the Chinese method, and yet as being far inferior to that which is properly alphabetic, like ours.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
In mentioning the help I had in my work, I showed him my Cree Indian Testament printed in Evans’ Syllabic Characters, and explained the invention to him.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
On the previous page are the Syllabic Characters, as invented by Mr Evans; and on this we give the Lord’s Prayer in Cree, as printed in them.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
The great work of Mr Evans’ life, and that with which his name will be ever associated, was undoubtedly the invention and perfecting of what is now so widely known as the Cree Syllabic Characters.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
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