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Definition of syllabary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

syllabary

noun
 
/ˈsɪləbəri/
 
/ˈsɪləberi/
(plural syllabaries)
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  1. a set of written characters representing syllables and used as an alphabet in some languages
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin syllabarium, from Latin syllaba, from Greek sullabē, from sun- ‘together’ + lambanein ‘take’.
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