syllabic
1syl·lab·ic
adj \sə-ˈla-bik\Definition of SYLLABIC
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>
2
: of, relating to, or denoting syllables <syllabic accent>
3
: characterized by distinct enunciation or separation of syllables
4
: of, relating to, or constituting a type of verse distinguished primarily by count of syllables rather than by rhythmical arrangement of accents or quantities
— syl·lab·i·cal·ly \-bi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of SYLLABIC
Late Latin syllabicus, from Greek syllabikos, from syllabē syllable
First Known Use: 1728
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