syllabify

American

[si-lab-uh-fahy] / sɪˈlæb əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

syllabified, syllabifying

to form or divide into syllables.

syllabify British

/ sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ /

verb

(tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

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Other Word Forms

missyllabification noun
missyllabify verb (used with object)
syllabification noun
unsyllabified adjective

Etymology

Origin of syllabify

From the New Latin word syllabificāre, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify

Example Sentences

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What I most enjoyed was syllabifying the music to French, as I had done for Russian in Les Noces, and for Latin in Oedipus Rex.

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Varying methods of syllabifying are also responsible for noteworthy acoustic differences.

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