syllabic, adj.
(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
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syllabic
consisting of a syllable or syllables
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syllabic
semantic pointers
similar to
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
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syllabic
lexical pointers
antonym
consisting of or using a syllabary
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syllabic
sample sentences
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
of or relating to syllables
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syllabic
sample sentences
"syllabic accent""syllabic characters each represent a syllable"