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syllabic
/sɪ'læbɪk/
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  1. adjective
    consisting of a syllable or syllables

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    decasyllabic disyllabic monosyllabic octosyllabic pentasyllabic polysyllabic syllabled
    Opposite:
    nonsyllabic
  2. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
    Opposite:
    accentual quantitative
  3. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
    "the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'"
    Opposite:
    nonsyllabic
  4. of or relating to syllables
    "syllabic accent" "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
  5. consisting of or using a syllabary
    "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
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