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According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.
Salvatore Quasimodo

Meaning of "syllabic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SYLLABIC

syllabic  [sɪˈlæbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYLLABIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Syllabic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SYLLABIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of syllabic in the English dictionary

The first definition of syllabic in the dictionary is of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables. Other definition of syllabic is denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities. Syllabic is also constituting a syllable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYLLABIC


asyllabic
ˌæsɪˈlæbɪk
decasyllabic
ˌdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
dissyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
disyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
dodecasyllabic
ˌdəʊdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
hendecasyllabic
hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk
heptasyllabic
ˌheptəsɪˈlæbɪk
imparisyllabic
ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk
monosyllabic
ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk
multisyllabic
ˌmʌltɪsɪˈlæbɪk
nonsyllabic
ˌnɒnsɪˈlæbɪk
octosyllabic
ˈɒktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
parisyllabic
ˌpærɪsɪˈlæbɪk
pentasyllabic
ˌpɛntəsɪˈlæbɪk
perissosyllabic
pəˌrɪsəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
polysyllabic
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk
quadrisyllabic
ˌkwɒdrɪsɪˈlæbɪk
rabic
ˈræbɪk
tetrasyllabic
ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk
trisyllabic
ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYLLABIC

syllabaria
syllabaries
syllabarium
syllabary
syllabi
syllabical
syllabically
syllabicate
syllabicating
syllabication
syllabicity
syllabification
syllabified
syllabifies
syllabify
syllabism
syllabize
syllable
syllabogram
syllabography

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYLLABIC

aerobic
agoraphobic
amoebic
anaerobic
Arabic
cannabic
claustrophobic
coulombic
cubic
gum arabic
homophobic
hydrophobic
limbic
Mozarabic
orthorhombic
Pan-Arabic
phobic
pubic
suprapubic
xenophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of syllabic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «syllabic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYLLABIC

Find out the translation of syllabic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of syllabic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «syllabic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

音节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silábica
570 millions of speakers

English

syllabic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शब्दांश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقطعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоговой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silábica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দলমাত্রিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

syllabique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syllabic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

silbenweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

音節の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silabus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về vần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Syllabic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sillabica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sylabiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слоговой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

silabic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συλλαβική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lettergrepige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stavelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syllabic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of syllabic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLLABIC»

The term «syllabic» is regularly used and occupies the 108.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLLABIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about syllabic

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QUOTES WITH «SYLLABIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word syllabic.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYLLABIC»

Discover the use of syllabic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to syllabic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and Its Context
Interdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus and an invaluable resource for anyone studying Cypriot epigraphy or archaeology.
Philippa M. Steele, 2013
2
Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of English ...
SYLLABIC CONSONANTS The nasal consonant /n/ anil the liquid /l/ are unusual in that they have the capacity to become syllabic or vowel-like; in other words, they have allophones that can function as a weak syllable without the support of a ...
Marianne Celce-Murcia, Donna M. Brinton, Janet M. Goodwin, 1996
3
Spanish Phonology: A Syllabic Perspective
Written from the perspective of optimality theory -- one of the most influential theories of phonology today -- and with syllabic structure at its core, this volume highlights recent advances in Spanish phonology.
Sonia Colina, 2009
4
Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand: An Instructor and Dictionary: A ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Robert Boyd, 2011
5
English Phonetics and Phonology Paperback with Audio CDs ...
words like 'happen', 'happening', 'ribbon' we can consider it equally acceptable to pronounce them with syllabic n (haepn, haepnirj, nbn) or with an (haepan, haepanin, nban). In a similar way, after velar consonants in words like 'thicken', ...
Peter Roach, 2009
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Universals of Human Language: Phonology
The processual picture behind the synchronic distribution of syllabic nasals and liquids is evidently complex. If language could be shown to have only syllabic liquids because there were no nasals in the environment of the process of origin,  ...
Joseph Harold Greenberg, Charles Albert Ferguson, Edith A. Moravcsik, 1978
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An Introduction to English Phonology
one consonant to the next, although the syllabic consonant has its own phonetic character. In IPA notation, this is signalled by a small vertical line under the consonant symbol, giving [bAtn], [botrn], [litl], [fad\i]. It is not possible for oral stops and ...
April M. S. McMahon, 2002
8
A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology: Twelve Lessons ...
... the regular past tense, and the regular past participle, the letter sequence <ng> , linking r- and intrusive r-sounds, syllabic consonants, unpredictable stress in polysyllabic words, strong and weak forms of grammatical words, assimilation, and ...
Peter Burleigh, 2011
9
A Lexicon to the Cyprian Syllabic Inscriptions
LEXICON TO THE CYPRIAN SYLLABIC INSCRIPTIONS la Def. art. nom. sg. fem. , cf. s.v. 'о. 2a On coins. ICS2 326a (d) (Salamis). 3a Abbr. MN A(). ICS2 19 (d) ( Pa- phos): pa-a. 4-| NEUMANN, Kadmos 19, 1980, 156-158: ICS2 318 A IV 4 ...
Almut Hintze, Klaus Boekels, 1993
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Language
Other phonemes, fewer in number, occur only as syllabics, as, in English, [e, a, a]; we call these vowels. In most languages there is a third, intermediate group of sonants, phonemes which occur in both syllabic and non-syllabic positions; thus,  ...
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYLLABIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term syllabic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Syllables that oscillate in neuronal circuits: What neuroscience can …
As syllabic division is not affected, people with dyslexia can show no trouble in understanding. However, as the format of their mental representation does not ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
2
Mind games developed as researchers take a peek into premature …
According to the scientists, the brain imaging confirmed their theory they have defended for years for a syllabic, not a global reading method. It could also partly ... «euronews, Feb 15»
3
'Run the Jewels 2': Headphone rap that nails it
... both trippy and menacing, the product of two rappers whose understanding of cadence, phrasing and language as syllabic percussion is often awe-inspiring. «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
4
Evolution of the Filipino alphabet
Baybayin is an alpha-syllabic script, meaning certain characters in baybayin can stand for either a single consonant or vowel, while some characters stand for an ... «Rappler, Aug 14»
5
Hodor is a house DJ, going on Australian "Rave of Thrones" tour …
Some of you might know that Kristian Nairn, who plays fan-favorite, simpleminded bi-syllabic Hodor on Game of Thrones, is also a respected house DJ. He was ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 14»
6
Palindrome to pure music
The former has sahitya (lyrical composition) as its integral part while the latter has only syllabic utterances. They comprise is a pallavi (first part), followed by an ... «The Hindu, Jul 14»
7
Is 'Kushim' a Racist Israeli Term for Blacks?
Whether or not this is the case, however, depends not on the tone of voice it is uttered in, but on where the syllabic stress falls. KU-shi or KU-shim, with the stress ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 14»
8
16 characters from other languages that make great emoticons
In the Eastern Cree version of this syllabic writing system developed for North American languages, there is a "fa" and a "fo" that serve well for raised, clenched ... «The Week Magazine, May 14»
9
New Research on Pitch Estimation of Bodo Mono-Syllabic Words
Dept of Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology made a presentation on “Pitch Estimation of Bodo Mono-Syllabic Words" at the weekly ... «Assam Times, Feb 14»
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Lorelei Ensemble bridges past and present in enriching program
The composer's syllabic Beata viscera, broken into three sections and placed at different points on the program, showcased some fine solo work. From the rear ... «Boston Classical Review, Jan 14»

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