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syllable

/ syllable /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
"the word `pocket'' has two syllables"
Type of:
language unit linguistic unit
Kinds of:
penult penultima penultimate antepenult antepenultimate
Has parts:
word
Derived:
syllabify syllabicate syllabize syllabise
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
22
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Related Words

language unit linguistic unit penult penultima penultimate antepenult antepenultimate