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Definition of syllable
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of syllable is as below...
Syllable
(n.) In
writing
and
printing,
a part of a word,
separated
from the rest, and
capable
of being
pronounced
by a
single
impulse
of the
voice.
It may or may not
correspond
to a
syllable
in the
spoken
language..
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Pyrrhic
::
Pyrrhic
(n.) A foot
consisting
of two short
syllables.
Prefix
::
Prefix
(n.) That which is
prefixed;
esp., one or more
letters
or
syllables
combined
or
united
with the
beginning
of a word to
modify
its
signification;
as, pre- in
prefix,
con- in
conjure..
Preantenultimate
::
Preantenultimate
(a.) Being or
indicating
the
fourth
syllable
from the end of a word, or that
before
the
antepenult..
Ionic
::
Ionic (n.) A foot
consisting
of four
syllables:
either
two long and two
short,
-- that is, a
spondee
and a
pyrrhic,
in which case it is
called
the
greater
Ionic;
or two short and two long, -- that is, a
pyrrhic
and a
spondee,
in which case it is
called
the
smaller
Ionic..
Apocope
::
Apocope
(n.) The
cutting
off, or
omission,
of the last
letter,
syllable,
or part of a
word..
Paragoge
::
Paragoge
(n.) The
addition
of a
letter
or
syllable
to the end of a word, as
withouten
for
without..
Syllabical
::
Syllabical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
syllable
or
syllables;
as,
syllabic
accent..
Atonic
::
Atonic
(a.)
Unaccented;
as, an
atonic
syllable..
Proceleusmatic
::
Proceleusmatic
(n.) A foot
consisting
of four short
syllables.
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) A
superior
force of voice or of
articulative
effort
upon some
particular
syllable
of a word or a
phrase,
distinguishing
it from the
others..
Metre
::
Metre (n.)
Rhythmical
arrangement
of
syllables
or words into
verses,
stanzas,
strophes,
etc.;
poetical
measure,
depending
on
number,
quantity,
and
accent
of
syllables;
rhythm;
measure;
verse;
also, any
specific
rhythmical
arrangements;
as, the
Horatian
meters;
a
dactylic
meter..
Monosyllabic
::
Monosyllabic
(a.) Being a
monosyllable,
or
composed
of
monosyllables;
as, a
monosyllabic
word; a
monosyllabic
language..
Baritone
::
Baritone
(n.) A word which has no
accent
marked
on the last
syllable,
the grave
accent
being
understood..
Amphibrach
::
Amphibrach
(n.) A foot of three
syllables,
the
middle
one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as,
h/b/r/.
In
modern
prosody
the
accented
syllable
takes the place of the long and the
unaccented
of the
short;
as,
pro-phet#ic..
Caesura
::
Caesura
(n.) A
metrical
break in a
verse,
occurring
in the
middle
of a foot and
commonly
near the
middle
of the
verse;
a sense pause in the
middle
of a foot. Also, a long
syllable
on which the
caesural
accent
rests,
or which is used as a
foot..
Syllable
::
Syllable
(n.) In
writing
and
printing,
a part of a word,
separated
from the rest, and
capable
of being
pronounced
by a
single
impulse
of the
voice.
It may or may not
correspond
to a
syllable
in the
spoken
language..
Decasyllabic
::
Decasyllabic
(a.)
Having,
or
consisting
of, ten
syllables..
Slur
::
Slur (v. t.) To
pronounce
indistinctly;
as, to slur
syllables..
Syllabication
::
Syllabicate
(v. t.) To form or
divide
into
syllables;
to
syllabify.
Antispast
::
Antispast
(n.) A foot of four
syllables,
the first and
fourth
short,
and the
second
and third long (#)..
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