1. A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
   "the word 'pocket' has two syllables"

Derived forms: syllables

See also: syllabic, syllabicate, syllabize

Type of: language unit, linguistic unit

Part of: word

Encyclopedia: Syllable

• gateau
• gatecrasher
• gatefold
• gatehouse
• gatekeeper
• gateleg table
• gatepost
• Gates
• Gates of the Arctic National Park
• gateway
• gateway drug
• Gateway to the West
• gather
• gather in
• gather up
• gathered
• gathered skirt
• gatherer
• gathering
• gathering place
• Gathic
• Gatling
• Gatling gun
• gator
• GATT