SYLLABIC
\sɪlˈabɪk], \sɪlˈabɪk], \s_ɪ_l_ˈa_b_ɪ_k]\
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(phonology) of liquids and nasals
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(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
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consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound; "the syllabic `l' in `riddle' or the syllabic `n' in `botany' when pronounced `bot-n-y'"; (of a vowel sound) dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllable as being the first vowel in a falling diphthong; "the syllabic `o' in `oi'"
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(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
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consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
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of liquids and nasals
By Princeton University
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Syllabically.
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Pertaining to or consisting of syllables.
By James Champlin Fernald
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