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syllabicMain Entry: 1syl·lab·ic Pronunciation: \sə-ˈla-bik\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin syllabicus, from Greek syllabikos, from syllabē syllable Date: 1728 1 : constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable: a : not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel <a syllabic consonant> b : having vowel quality more prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable <the first vowel of a falling diphthong, as \ȯ\ in \ȯi\, is syllabic> — syl·lab·i·cal·ly \-bi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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