Syllable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Syllable is a noun meaning The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
Meaning
The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
More Meanings
- A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
- (transitive, poetic) To utter in syllables.
- (linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
Example Sentences
In none of my travels did I ever meet him or learn a syllable of his whereabouts.
Th'Archbyſhop Is the Kings hand, and tongue, and who dare ſpeak One ſyllable againſt him?
[A] thouſand fantaſies Begin to throng into my memorie Of calling ſhapes, and beckning ſhadows dire, And ayrie tongues, that ſyllable mens names On Sands, and Shoars, and deſert Wilderneſſes.
I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
Word Forms
- syllables
- syllab
- syllabe
- syllabling
- syllabled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jing, beat, segment, phone, phoneme, mora.
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