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syllable-timed

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[sil-uh-buhl-tahymd] / ˈsɪl ə bəlˌtaɪmd /

adjective

Phonetics.

  1. 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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