syllabicate
American
[si-lab-i-keyt]
/ sɪˈlæb ɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object)
syllabicated,
syllabicating
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Etymology
Origin of syllabicate
1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō ). See syllabic, -ation
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