syllabication
Americannoun
plural
syllabicationsVocabulary lists containing syllabication
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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
Division of WordsBy F. W. Hamilton Rules for the division of words at the ends of lines, with remarks on spelling, syllabication and pronunciation.
From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David
In the United States the prevailing purpose of syllabication is to indicate pronunciation.
From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
