syllabic

adjective

1. of or relating to syllables

- syllabic accent

- syllabic characters each represent a syllable

2. consisting of or using a syllabary

- eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing

3. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

4. consisting of a syllable or syllables

Similar word(s): disyllabic, monosyllabic, octosyllabic, pentasyllabic, polysyllabic, decasyllabic, syllabled

5. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable

- the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'

noun

1. (linguistics) A syllabic sound.