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English Dictionary: syllabic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for syllabic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
syllabic adj of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable" consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing" (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities Antonym(s): accentual, quantitative consisting of a syllable or syllables Antonym(s): nonsyllabic, unsyllabic (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" Antonym(s): nonsyllabic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syllabic \Syllab"ic\, Syllabical \Syllab"ical\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. syllabique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic* accent. 2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. [bd]The syllabic stage of writing.[b8] --Earle.