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Definition of syllabic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

syllabic

adjective
 
/sɪˈlæbɪk/
 
/sɪˈlæbɪk/
 (phonetics)
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  1. based on syllables
    • syllabic stress
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  2. (of a consonant) forming a whole syllable, for example /l/ in settleTopics Languagec2
    3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French syllabique or late Latin syllabicus, from Greek sullabikos, from sullabē ‘syllable’.
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fasting
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