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Definition of Syllabic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to syllables. "Syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
2. Adjective. Consisting of or using a syllabary. "Eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
3. Adjective. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities.
4. Adjective. Consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Antonyms: Nonsyllabic
Derivative terms: Syllable
5. Adjective. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable. "The syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"
Definition of Syllabic
1. a. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.
Definition of Syllabic
1. Adjective. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. ¹
2. Adjective. Pronounced with every syllable distinct. ¹
3. Adjective. (linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (r?d'l), the two syllabic sounds are the (i?) and the (l). ¹
4. Adjective. Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities. ¹
5. Noun. (linguistics) A syllabic sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Syllabic
1. a speech sound of high sonority [n -S]