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Syllable
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
A
unit
of human
speech
that is
interpreted
by the
listener
as a
single
sound
, although
syllables
usually
consist of
one or more
vowel
sounds
, either alone or
combined
with the
sound
of one or more
consonants
; a
word
consist
s of one or more
syllables
.
●
The
written
representation
of a given
pronounced
syllable.
●
A small part of a
sentence
or
discourse
; anything
concise
or
short
; a particle.
Verb
●
To
utter
in syllables.
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