syllabic
pronunciation
How to pronounce syllabic in British English: UK [sɪˈlæbɪk]
How to pronounce syllabic in American English: US [sɪˈlæbɪk]
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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