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Syllabic   /səlˈæbɪk/   Listen
Syllabic

adjective
1.
Of or relating to syllables.  "Syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
2.
Consisting of or using a syllabary.
3.
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities.
4.
Consisting of a syllable or syllables.
5.
(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable.



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