syllabic

/sɪ'læbɪk/ adjective
8 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Consisting of a syllable or syllables.

OTHER
1

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

2

(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable.

“the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'”

3

Of or relating to syllables.

“syllabic accent”

“syllabic characters each represent a syllable”

4

Consisting of or using a syllabary.

“eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”

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