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syllable
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
Examples "the word `pocket' has two syllables" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)But still Mel_Chandler was not completely convinced that men would really die for a four syllable word , `` Garryowen '' . (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)In the tune to which this hymn is most often sung , `` Boylston '' , the syllables have and fy , ending their lines , have twice the time any other syllables have . In the tune to which this hymn is most often sung , `` Boylston '' , the syllables have and fy , ending their lines , have twice the time any other syllables have . Dominant stress is of_course more than extended duration , and normally centers_on syllables that would have primary stress or phrase stress if the words or longer units they are parts of were spoken alone : a dominant stress given to glorify would normally center_on its first syllable rather than its last . Dominant stress is of_course more than extended duration , and normally centers_on syllables that would have primary stress or phrase stress if the words or longer units they are parts of were spoken alone : a dominant stress given to glorify would normally center_on its first syllable rather than its last . Related terms language_unit solfa_syllable antepenult penult reduplication word syllabify syllabize |
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