syll.
9.6
A part of a word that has one vowel sound
- noun
- Specialized
:
sílaba
- The teacher asked the students to count the syll. in each line of the poem.
Examples
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Can you count the syll. in 'elephant'?
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In the dictionary, the number of syll. is often listed next to each word.
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The abbreviation syll. is commonly used in linguistic textbooks.
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The word 'banana' has three syll.
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In the dictionary, the number of syll. is often listed next to each word.
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The teacher asked the students to count the syll. in each line of the poem.
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The abbreviation syll. is commonly used in linguistic textbooks.
Synonyms
9.9
A short form of the word syllable, a part of a word with one vowel sound
is written with an extra letter but means the same pronunciation unit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Syll. often stands for syllable, a unit of sound in a word; the word syllable comes from an old Greek word meaning 'taken together', so think of a syllable as a small group of sounds 'taken together' as one beat.
