| syllabic | (adj) of or relating to syllables, Example: syllabic accent; syllabic characters each represent a syllable |
| syllabic | (adj) consisting of or using a syllabary, Example: eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing |
| syllabic | (adj) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities, Ant. accentual, quantitative |
| syllabic | (adj) consisting of a syllable or syllables, Ant. nonsyllabic |
| syllabic | (adj) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable, Ant. nonsyllabic, Example: the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle' |
| syllabically | (adv) in or with syllables, Example: syllabically pronounced |
| syllabication | (n) forming or dividing words into syllables, Syn. syllabification |
| syllabicity | (n) the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language |
| syllabify | (v) divide into syllables, Syn. syllabise, syllabize, syllabicate, Example: syllabify the words |
| syllabize | (v) utter with distinct articulation of each syllable, Syn. syllabise, Example: The poet syllabized the verses he read |
| Syllabical | { } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. syllabique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. “The syllabic stage of writing.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Syllabic |
| Syllabically | adv. In a syllabic manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabicate | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syllabicated p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabicating. ] To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabication | n. The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., §275. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabification | n. [ See Syllabify. ] Same as Syllabication. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ] Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabify | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syllabified p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabifying ] [ L. syllaba syllable + -fy. ] To form or divide into syllables. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabism | n. The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabist | n. One who forms or divides words into syllables, or is skilled in doing this. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabize | v. t. To syllabify. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
