Syllabify
verb (used with object), syllabified, syllabifying.
1.
to form or divide into syllables.
verb -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating, -cated
1.
(transitive) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables
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- Syllabism
noun 1. the use of syllabic characters, as in writing. 2. division into syllables. noun 1. use of a writing system consisting of characters for syllables rather than for individual sounds or whole words Also called syllabography
- Syllabize
verb (used with object), syllabized, syllabizing. 1. to syllabify.
- Syllable
noun 1. an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or following consonant sounds: “Eye,” “sty,” “act,” and “should” are English words of one syllable. “Eyelet,” “stifle,” “enact,” and “shouldn’t” are two-syllable words. 2. one or more written letters or characters representing more […]
- Syllables
noun 1. an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or following consonant sounds: “Eye,” “sty,” “act,” and “should” are English words of one syllable. “Eyelet,” “stifle,” “enact,” and “shouldn’t” are two-syllable words. 2. one or more written letters or characters representing more […]
- Syllable-timed
[sil-uh-buh l-tahymd] /ˈsɪl ə bəlˌtaɪmd/ adjective, Phonetics. (of a language) 1. having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.