syllabic
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1. consisting of a syllable or syllables (adj.all)
| similar | : | disyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables (adj.all) |
| similar | : | monosyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable (adj.all) |
| similar | : | octosyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables (adj.all) |
| similar | : | pentasyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables (adj.all) |
| similar | : | polysyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by words of more than three syllables (adj.all) |
| similar | : | decasyllabic, |
| definition | : | having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables (adj.all) |
| similar | : | syllabled, |
| definition | : | pronounced in syllables (adj.all) |
2. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonsyllabic, |
| definition | : | (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable (adj.all) |
3. consisting of a syllable or syllables (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonsyllabic, unsyllabic, |
| definition | : | not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
4. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities (adj.all)
| antonym | : | accentual, |
| definition | : | (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | quantitative, |
| definition | : | (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables (adj.all) |
5. consisting of or using a syllabary (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | syllabary, syllabic script, |
| definition | : | a writing system whose characters represent syllables (noun.communication) |
6. of or relating to syllables (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | syllabicity, |
| definition | : | the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language (noun.communication) |
7. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonsyllabic, |
| definition | : | (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable (adj.all) |
8. consisting of a syllable or syllables (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonsyllabic, unsyllabic, |
| definition | : | not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
9. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities (adj.all)
| antonym | : | accentual, |
| definition | : | (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | quantitative, |
| definition | : | (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables (adj.all) |
10. consisting of or using a syllabary (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | syllabary, syllabic script, |
| definition | : | a writing system whose characters represent syllables (noun.communication) |
11. of or relating to syllables (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | syllabicity, |
| definition | : | the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language (noun.communication) |
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