"syllabic" in the adjective sense
1. syllabic
of or relating to syllables
"syllabic accent"
"syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
2. syllabic
consisting of or using a syllabary
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
3. syllabic
of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
4. syllabic
consisting of a syllable or syllables
5. syllabic
of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
"the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'"
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