syllabic

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to syllables (synset 302817544)
    "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
  2. Consisting of or using a syllabary (synset 302817388)
    "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 (synset 302297997)
  4. Consisting of a syllable or syllables (synset 302296400)
    similar to:
    • disyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables
    • monosyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
    • octosyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
    • pentasyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables
    • polysyllabic - having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
    • decasyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables
    • syllabled - pronounced in syllables
  5. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable (synset 302296082)
    "the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'"

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