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syllabic
01
relating to or based on a part of a word that consists of a vowel with or without a consonant
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(of verse) using a specific number of syllables per line or stanza, rather than relying on a specific meter or rhyme scheme
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(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
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consisting of or using a syllabary
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of or relating to syllables
Example
In some languages, such as Japanese, each character represents a syllabic unit rather than an individual sound
The word 'table' is divided into two syllables, with the first 'ta' and the second 'ble' both considered as syllabic units.
