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Fa :: Fa (n.) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.

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..

Glide :: Glide (n.) A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element)

Syllabical :: Syllabical (a.) Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent..

Hypercatalectic :: Hypercatalectic (a.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse..

Hypermetrical :: Hypermetrical (a.) Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure.

Triphthong :: Triphthong (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs..

Hendecasyllable :: Hendecasyllable (n.) A metrical line of eleven syllables.

#NAME? :: -grave () A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See Margrave..

Roulade :: Roulade (n.) A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios..

Dissyllabize :: Dissyllabize (v. t.) To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.

Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. t.) To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly..

Amphimacer :: Amphimacer (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast/tas..

Syncopation :: Syncopation (n.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.

Antibacchius :: Antibacchius (n.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#)..

Synagogical :: Syneresis (n.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis..

La :: La (n.) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.

Tribrach :: Tribrach (n.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, meblius..

Baritone :: Baritone (n.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

Syllabub :: Syllable (v. t.) To pronounce the syllables of; to utter; to articulate.

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