syl·lab·ic (s -l b k)adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. b. Pronounced with every syllable distinct. 2. Linguistics Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (r dl), the two syllabic sounds are the (i ) and the (l).3. Of or being a form of verse based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities. n. Linguistics A syllabic sound. [Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Greek sullabikos, from sullab  , syllable; see syllable.]syl·lab i·cal·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. | syllabically - in or with syllables; "syllabically pronounced" |
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