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Syllabic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Syllabic : adj
1: of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic
characters each represent a syllable"
2: consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters;
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic
writing"
3: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather
than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
[ant: accentual, quantitative]
4: consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a
syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a
consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a
vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the
other vowel sounds in a syllable (as being the first vowel
in a falling diphthong); "the syllabic `l' in `riddle' or
the syllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced
`bot-n-y'"; "the syllabic `o' in `oi'" [ant: nonsyllabic]
5: of liquids and nasals [syn: vocalic] [ant: consonantal]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Syllabic : \Syl*lab"ic\, Syllabical \Syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. syllabique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic
accent.
2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic
augment. ``The syllabic stage of writing.'' --Earle.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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