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syllable-timed

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

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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Words nearby syllable-timed

syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize, syllable, syllable-timed, syllabogram, syllabography, syllabub, syllabus, syllepsis
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