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单词 syllabic
释义 syl·lab·ic
I. \sə̇ˈlabik, -bēk\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin syllabicus, from Greek syllabikos, from syllabē syllable + -ikos -ic — more at syllable
1. : of, relating to, or denoting syllables
 < syllabic accent >
 < syllabic characters >
2. : constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:
 a. of a consonant : not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel
  < \n\ is syllabic in \ˈbätənē\ botany, nonsyllabic in \ˈbätnē\ >
 b. of a vowel : having vowel quality more prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable
  < the first vowel of a falling diphthong, as \ȯ\ in \ȯi\, is syllabic >
3. : consisting of or using syllabic characters or a syllabary
 < the Eskimos of the eastern arctic have a system of syllabic writing — Sat. Eve. Post >
4. : characterized by distinct enunciation or separation of syllables
 < syllabic utterance >
 < syllabic tunes >
— see syllabic melody
5. : forming or comprising a type of verse distinguished primarily by count of syllables rather than by rhythmical arrangement of accents or quantities — compare quantitative
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a syllabic sign or character
 < some signs … were used in the sense of an alphabet; some signs were employed as syllabics; others were ideographic — Stanley Wernyss >
2. : a syllabic sound or utterance
 < when two or more syllabics occur … one can clearly hear different degrees of articulatory force — Stanley Newman >
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