syllabic
syllabic Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, consisting of, or based on syllables.
"Japanese hiragana and katakana are syllabic writing systems in which each character represents a distinct syllable."
Forming the nucleus of a syllable without an accompanying vowel (in phonetics, used of a consonant such as 'l' or 'n' in certain words).
"In the English word 'button', the final consonant often functions as a syllabic nasal."
Sung with one musical note per syllable of text, rather than multiple notes per syllable (in vocal music) or measured strictly by the number of syllables per line (in prosody).
"The composer chose a clear, syllabic setting for the liturgical chant so the congregation could easily follow the words."
• noun
Canadian A written character in a syllabary, or (in plural) a system of syllabic writing used for several Indigenous languages of North America, such as Cree and Inuktitut.
"Road signs and official government documents in Nunavut are printed in both the Roman alphabet and Inuktitut syllabics."
A speech sound, particularly a consonant, that forms a syllable on its own or serves as the nucleus of a syllable.
"In rapid conversational speech, unstressed vowels often drop out, leaving a liquid or nasal consonant to act as a syllabic."
• Rhymes for syllabic
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 17th century, borrowed from Late Latin syllabicus and Ancient Greek syllabikos, from syllabē ('syllable'), which derives from syllambanein ('to take or put together').