- syllable syl·la·ble n
- ['sɪləbl]
sillaba
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syllable syl·la·ble n
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syl|la|ble — «SIHL uh buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a word or part of a word pronounced as a unit, usually consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. A mer i can and Al a bam a are words of four syllables. Do, this, and… … Useful english dictionary
dis|syl|la|ble — «dih SIHL uh buhl, DIHS SIHL », noun. a word having two syllables, such as about, bandage, or candy. Also, disyllable. ╂[< French dissyllable, learned borrowing from Latin disyllabus < Greek disýllabos < di two + syllab syllable;… … Useful english dictionary
Syllable — Syl la*ble, n. [OE. sillable, OF. sillabe, F. syllabe, L. syllaba, Gr. ? that which is held together, several letters taken together so as to form one sound, a syllable, fr. ? to take together; ? with + ? to take; cf. Skr. labh, rabh. Cf. {Lemma} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
do|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «DOH deh kuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a verse or a word of 12 syllables. ╂[< Greek d twelve + English syllable] … Useful english dictionary
hen|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «HEHN dehk uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a metrical line of eleven syllables. ╂[< Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos; influenced by English syllable] … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|syl|la|ble — «MON uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of one syllable. Yes and no, man and child are monosyllables … Useful english dictionary
plu|ri|syl|la|ble — «PLUR uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of more than one syllable … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|syl|la|ble — «POL ee SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of more than three syllables. Politician and possibility are polysyllables. ╂[adaptation of Medieval Latin polysyllaba (vox) many syllabled (word), feminine of polysyllabus < Greek polysýllabos < polýs… … Useful english dictionary
quad|ri|syl|la|ble — «KWOD ruh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of four syllables. ╂[< quadri + syllable] … Useful english dictionary
Syllable — Syl la*ble, v. t. To pronounce the syllables of; to utter; to articulate. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syllable — syl•la•ble [[t]ˈsɪl ə bəl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling 1) phn an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a center of relatively great sonority with or without one or more accompanying sounds of relatively less sonority: “Dog,”“eye,”“strength,”… … From formal English to slang
