SYLLABIC
Scrabble letter values: S1Y4L1L1A1B3I1C3 = 15
Definition
- adjective of or relating to syllables.
- adjective consisting of or using a syllabary.
- adjective (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities.
- adjective consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- adjective (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Examples
- “syllabic accent”
- “syllabic characters each represent a syllable”
- “eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”