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

syllabification

noun

/sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

/sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

(also syllabication

/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃn/

/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃn/

)

[uncountable]

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the division of words into syllables

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