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Words with a similar base: syllabic

'syllabic'

[syllabic.a.01] as in: of or relating to syllables

Examples:
syllabic accent
syllabic characters each represent a syllable

'syllabic'

[syllabic.a.02] as in: consisting of or using a syllabary

Examples:
eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing

'syllabic'

[syllabic.a.03] as in: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

'syllabic'

[syllabic.a.04] as in: consisting of a syllable or syllables

'syllabic'

[syllabic.a.05] as in: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable

Examples:
the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'

Origins

					syllabic (English)
└── syllabicus (Latin)
    └── συλλαβικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── συλλαβή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── συλλαμβάνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))