Syllabic — may refer to: *Syllabary *Syllable *Syllabic verse *Syllabic consonant … Wikipedia
Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental … Wikipedia
syllabic — I. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
syllabic — syl|lab|ic [sıˈlæbık] adj 1.) based on or relating to ↑syllable s ▪ syllabic stress 2.) technical a syllabic consonant forms a whole ↑syllable, for example the /l/ in battle … Dictionary of contemporary English
Syllabic verse — is a poetic form having a fixed number of syllables per line or stanza regardless of the number of stresses that are present. It is common in languages that are syllable timed such as Japanese or modern French or Finnish, as opposed to accentual… … Wikipedia
syllabic — [si lab′ik] adj. [LL syllabicus < Gr syllabikos] 1. of a syllable or syllables 2. forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; specif., a) being the most prominent sound in a phonemic syllable: said of a vowel b) constituting the more… … English World dictionary
syllabic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or based on syllables. 2) (of a consonant) constituting a whole syllable. DERIVATIVES syllabically adverb … English terms dictionary
consonant — Synonyms and related words: accented, accordant, according, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alike, allophone, alveolar, answerable, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, assonant … Moby Thesaurus
syllabic — syl•lab•ic [[t]sɪˈlæb ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables 2) pro based on or pertaining to a specific number of syllables, as opposed to vowel length or number of stresses: syllabic verse[/ex] 3) phn a) (of … From formal English to slang
syllabic — syllabically, adv. /si lab ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. 2. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables. 3. of, pertaining to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as… … Universalium
