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SYL'LABLE, n. [L. syllaba; Gr. to comprehend, and to take.] 1. A letter, or a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a single effort or impulse of the voice. A vowel may form a syllable by itself, as a, the definitive, or in amen; e in even; o in over, and the like. A syllable may also be formed of a vowel and one consonant, as in go, do, in, at; or a syllable may be formed by a vowel with two articulations, one preceding, the other following it, as in can, but, tun; or a syllable may consist of a combination of consonants, with one vowel or diphthong, as strong, short, camp, voice.A syllable sometimes forms a word, and is then significant, as in go, run, write, sun, moon. In other cases, a syllable is merely part of a word, and by itself is not significant. Thus ac, in active, has no signification.At least one vowel or open sound is essential to the formation of a syllable; hence in every word there must be as many syllables as there are single vowels, or single vowels and diphthongs. A word is called according to the number of syllables it contains, viz.Monosyllable, a word of one syllable.Dissyllable, a word of two syllables.Trisyllable, a word of three syllables.Polysyllable, a word of many syllables.2. A small part of a sentence or discourse; something very concise. This account contains not a syllable of truth. Before a syllable of the law of God was written.SYL'LABLE, v.t. To utter; to articulate. [Not used.]
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SYL'LABLE, n. [L. syllaba; Gr. to comprehend, and to take.] 1. A letter, or a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a single effort or impulse of the voice. A vowel may form a syllable by itself, as a, the definitive, or in amen; e in even; o in over, and the like. A syllable may also be formed of a vowel and one consonant, as in go, do, in, at; or a syllable may be formed by a vowel with two articulations, one preceding, the other following it, as in can, but, tun; or a syllable may consist of a combination of consonants, with one vowel or diphthong, as strong, short, camp, voice.A syllable sometimes forms a word, and is then significant, as in go, run, write, sun, moon. In other cases, a syllable is merely part of a word, and by itself is not significant. Thus ac, in active, has no signification.At least one vowel or open sound is essential to the formation of a syllable; hence in every word there must be as many syllables as there are single vowels, or single vowels and diphthongs. A word is called according to the number of syllables it contains, viz.Monosyllable, a word of one syllable.Dissyllable, a word of two syllables.Trisyllable, a word of three syllables.Polysyllable, a word of many syllables.2. A small part of a sentence or discourse; something very concise. This account contains not a syllable of truth. Before a syllable of the law of God was written.SYL'LABLE, v.t. To utter; to articulate. [Not used.] |
SYL'LA-BLE, n. [L. syllaba; Gr. συλλαβη, from συλλαμβανω, to comprehend; συν, and λαμβανω, to take.]- A letter, or a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a single effort or impulse of the voice. A vowel may form a syllable by itself, as a, the definitive, or in amen; e in even; o in over, and the like. A syllable may also be formed of a vowel and one consonant, as in go, do, in, at; or a syllable may be formed by a vowel with two articulations, one preceding, the other following it, as in can, but, tun; or a syllable may consist of a combination of consonants, with one vowel or diphthong, as strong, short, camp, voice.
A syllable sometimes forms a word, and is then significant, as, in go, run, write, sun, moon. In other cases, a syllable is merely a part of a word, and by itself is not significant. Thus ac, in active, has no signification.
At least one vowel or open sound is essential to the formation of a syllable; hence in every word there most be as many syllables as there are single vowels, or single vowels and diphthongs. A word is called according to the number of syllables it contains, viz.
Monosyllable, a word of one syllable.
Dissyllable, a word of two syllables.
Trisyllable, a word of three syllables.
Polysyllable, a word of many syllables.
- A small part of a sentence or discourse; something very concise. This account contains not a syllable of truth.
Before a syllable of the law of God was written. – Hooker.
SYL'LA-BLE, v.t.To utter; to articulate. [Not used.] – Milton. |
Syl"la*ble
- An elementary sound, or a
combination of elementary sounds, uttered together, or with a single
effort or impulse of the voice, and constituting a word or a part of a
word. In other terms, it is a vowel or a diphtong, either by itself or
flanked by one or more consonants, the whole produced by a single
impulse or utterance. One of the liquids, l, m,
n, may fill the place of a vowel in a syllable. Adjoining
syllables in a word or phrase need not to be marked off by a pause,
but only by such an abatement and renewal, or reënforcement, of
the stress as to give the feeling of separate impulses. See Guide
to Pronunciation, 𨵫.
- To pronounce the
syllables of; to utter; to articulate.
- In writing and printing, a part of a word,
separated from the rest, and capable of being pronounced by a single
impulse of the voice. It may or may not correspond to a syllable in
the spoken language.
- A small part of a sentence or discourse;
anything concise or short; a particle.
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Syllable SYL'LABLE, noun [Latin syllaba; Gr. to comprehend, and to take.] 1. A letter, or a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a single effort or impulse of the voice. A vowel may form a syllable by itself, as a, the definitive, or in amen; e in even; o in over, and the like. A syllable may also be formed of a vowel and one consonant, as in go, do, in, at; or a syllable may be formed by a vowel with two articulations, one preceding, the other following it, as in can, but, tun; or a syllable may consist of a combination of consonants, with one vowel or diphthong, as strong, short, camp, voice. A syllable sometimes forms a word, and is then significant, as in go, run, write, sun, moon. In other cases, a syllable is merely part of a word, and by itself is not significant. Thus ac, in active, has no signification. At least one vowel or open sound is essential to the formation of a syllable; hence in every word there must be as many syllables as there are single vowels, or single vowels and diphthongs. A word is called according to the number of syllables it contains, viz. Monosyllable, a word of one syllable Dissyllable, a word of two syllables. Trisyllable, a word of three syllables. Polysyllable, a word of many syllables. 2. A small part of a sentence or discourse; something very concise. This account contains not a syllable of truth. Before a syllable of the law of God was written. SYL'LABLE, verb transitive To utter; to articulate. [Not used.] |
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