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syllable-timed
[ sil-uh-buhl-tahymd ]
/ ˈsɪl ə bəlˌtaɪmd /
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adjective Phonetics.(of a language)
having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.
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