syllabic
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Definition of syllabic:
of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing" (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities consisting of a syllable or syllables (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" |