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syllabicate

[ si-lab-i-keyt ]

/ sɪˈlæb ɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object), syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·cat·ing.

Words nearby syllabicate

syll., syllabarium, syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize, syllable

Origin of syllabicate

1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM syllabicate

syl·lab·i·ca·tion, nounun·syl·lab·i·cat·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for syllabication

In the United States the prevailing purpose of syllabication is to indicate pronunciation.
Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins
Under this term are included Articulation, Syllabication, and Accent.
School Reading by Grades|James Baldwin
Rules for the division of words at the ends of lines, with remarks on spelling, syllabication and pronunciation.
The Uses of Italic|Frederick W. Hamilton
In the diacritical marking, as in accentuation and syllabication, Webster's International Dictionary has been taken as authority.
De La Salle Fifth Reader|Brothers of the Christian Schools

These rules for division are necessarily based on spelling and syllabication.
Division of Words|Frederick W. Hamilton

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