syllabic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈlæbɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪˈlæbɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(si labik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
syl•lab•ic /sɪˈlæbɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. of or relating to a syllable.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
syl•lab•ic  (si labik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
  2. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables.
  3. Poetryof, pertaining to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as distinguished from poetry depending on stresses or quantities.
  4. Music and Dance(of chanting) having each syllable sung to one note only.
  5. [Phonet.] (of a consonant) forming a syllable by itself, as the (n) in button (butn)USA pronunciation or the (l) in bottle (botl).USA pronunciation  (of a vowel) dominating the other sounds in a syllable;
    sonantal.

n. 
  1. Phonetics, Linguisticsa syllabic sound.
  • Greek syllabikós. See syllable, -ic
  • Late Latin syllabicus
  • 1720–30
syl•labi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
syllabic / sɪˈlæbɪk/
  1. of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables
  2. denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities
  3. (of a consonant) constituting a syllable
  1. a syllabic consonant
sylˈlabically
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