Syllabic

[sɪ'læbɪk]

(adj.) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; 'the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'' .

(adj.) consisting of a syllable or syllables .

(adj.) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities .

(adj.) consisting of or using a syllabary; 'eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing' .

(adj.) of or relating to syllables; 'syllabic accent'; 'syllabic characters each represent a syllable' .

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(a.) Alt. of Syllabical

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