syllabify

verb

syl·lab·i·fy sə-ˈla-bə-ˌfī

syllabified; syllabifying

transitive verb

: to form or divide into syllables

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Latin syllaba syllable

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circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of syllabify was circa 1859

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syl·lab·i·fy sə-ˈlab-ə-ˌfī

syllabified; syllabifying

: to form or divide into syllables

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