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syllabication

American  
[si-lab-i-kay-shuhn] / sɪˌlæb ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  • syllabications
    plural
  1. a variant of syllabification.


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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

It is suggested that, in written lessons, the words be arranged in lines, instead of columns, in order to afford the scholar an occasional exercise in practical syllabication.

From A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes by Optic, Oliver

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

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