syllabic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to syllables
    • syllabic accent
    • syllabic characters each represent a syllable
  2. adjective consisting of or using a syllabary
    • eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing
  3. adjective (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
  4. adjective consisting of a syllable or syllables
  5. adjective (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
    • the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'

WordNet

Syl*lab"ic, Syl*lab"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Syllabic
  • Syllabical
)
Etymology
Gr. : cf. F. syllabique.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913