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syllabication

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[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

Then indicate what words are to be defined, and insist upon the proper syllabication, accent, marking of letters, etc.

From New National Fourth Reader by Barnes, Charles J.

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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