syllabic

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to syllables
    consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters
    (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
    consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the other vowel sounds in a syll
    of liquids and nasals

Word Origin

syllabic (adj.)
1728, from Modern Latin syllabicus, from Greek syllabikos "of or pertaining to a syllable," from syllabe "a syllable" (see syllable). Related: Syllabical (1520s).

Example

1. A syllabic script used in writing sanskrit and hindi .
2. In the syllabic nasals in chinese dialects .
3. Its spelling is essentially a syllabic string of abbreviations for amino acids .
4. The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient babylonian language was written .
5. Chinese text in triple-line syllabic format with gmp , ipa and traditional writing

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