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Euphony :: Euphony (n.) A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear..

Ultima :: Ultima (n.) The last syllable of a word.

Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..

Sexisyllable :: Sexisyllable (n.) A word of six syllables.

Articulate :: Articulate (a.) Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words..

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..

Monosyllabled :: Monosyllabled (a.) Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables..

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..

Articulated :: Articulated (a.) Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced..

Cretic :: Cretic (n.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- / -)..

Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..

Pronunciation :: Pronunciation (n.) The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation..

Quinquesyllable :: Quinquesyllable (n.) A word of five syllables.

Division :: Division (n.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable..

Apocopate :: Apocopate (v. t.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word..

Metaplasm :: Metaplasm (n.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word.

Syllabize :: Syllabist (n.) One who forms or divides words into syllables, or is skilled in doing this..

Solfeggio :: Solfeggio (n.) The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables..

Triphthongal :: Triphthongal (a.) Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

Iambus :: Iambus (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n..

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