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English to English adjective
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of or relating to syllables |  | Example: syllabic accent
syllabic characters each represent a syllable
source: wordnet30
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consisting of or using a syllabary | | Example: eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing
source: wordnet30
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(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities | | source: wordnet30
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consisting of a syllable or syllables | | source: wordnet30
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(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable | | Example: the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'
source: wordnet30
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Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. | | source: webster1913
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