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syllabic

adjective 8 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 18
Definitions
adjective

consisting of a syllable or syllables

having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

forming the nucleus of a syllable

“the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'”

of or relating to syllables

“syllabic accent”

consisting of or using a syllabary

“eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”

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