Syllabic
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
"The syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"
(2) Consisting of a syllable or syllables
(3) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
(4) Consisting of or using a syllabary
"Eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
(5) Of or relating to syllables
"Syllabic accent"
"Syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
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Etymology
, from , from .
Adjective
- Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (rĭd'l), the two syllabic sounds are the (i˘) and the (l).
- Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.