syllabicate
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of syllabicate
1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō ). See syllabic, -ation
Example Sentences
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Let difficult forms be put on the board and syllabicated if necessary.
From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry
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