syllabic
IPA: sʌɫˈæbɪk
noun
- (linguistics) A syllabic sound.
adjective
- Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- (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 ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
- 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.
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Examples of "syllabic" in Sentences
- _ suture swath sword syllabic synod syringe systole tapis tassel
- Space is provided on the disc for the name of the individual in syllabic characters.
- CV-C was called syllabic and final, CV-V was handled by a mark so an analytic feature.
- "syllabic" implies, is that each character is a syllable, and so there is really no spelling in the language.
- Japanese, which is syllabic, meaning that each symbol represents (or approximates) a syllable, combining to form words.
- Change from one-syllabic to multi-syllabic rhymes with a single click and see a wealth of near rhymes appear by simply decreasing the similarity in sound.
- Over these difficulties Mr Evans pondered and worked and, after any amount of experimenting and failure, succeeded in inventing and perfecting that is known as the syllabic characters.
- When the term "syllabic" is used for writing systems it doesn't have to mean that the whole syllable is represented every time but simply that the basic unit of representation must be a pronounceable syllable not an abstract phoneme.
- The invention of what are known as the syllabic characters was undoubtedly Mr. Evans 'greatest work, and to his unaided genius belongs the honour of devising and then perfecting this alphabet which has been such a blessing to thousands of Cree Indians.
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