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syl·la·bar·y  (sl-br)
n. pl. syl·la·bar·ies
1. A list of syllables.
2. A set of written characters for a language, each character representing a syllable.

[New Latin syllabrium, from Latin syllaba, syllable; see syllable.]

syllabary [ˈsɪləbərɪ]
n pl -baries
1. (Linguistics) a table or list of syllables
2. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a set of symbols used in certain writing systems, such as one used for Japanese, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable
[from New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba syllable]

syllabary
1. a table of syllables, as might be used for teaching a language.
2. a system of characters or symbols representing syllables instead of individual sounds. Also syllabarium.
See also: Writing
1. a table of syllables, as might be used for teaching a language.
2. a system of characters or symbols representing syllables instead of individual sounds. Also syllabarium.
See also: Language
Syllabary a collection or list of syllables.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.syllabary - a writing system whose characters represent syllablessyllabary - a writing system whose characters represent syllables
script - a particular orthography or writing system
Devanagari, Devanagari script, Nagari, Nagari script - a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
Translations
syllabary
nSyllabar nt, → Silbentabelle f


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