tautosyllabic

American

[taw-toh-si-lab-ik] / ˌtɔ toʊ sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

Phonetics.

occurring within the same syllable.

The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.

First recorded in 1885–90; tauto- + syllabic

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