C2adjectiveformallanguageeducation
US/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
UK/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
relating to syllables, or forming a syllable on its own; also based on syllables, like some writing systems
In context
In the word 'button', the final n is syllabic and has no vowel before it.
Japanese uses two syllabic writing systems alongside Chinese characters.
English syllabic structure, with its long consonant clusters, is hard for many Vietnamese learners.
Words that go with syllabic
adjective + noun
- syllabic consonantThe 'l' at the end of 'bottle' is a syllabic consonant.
- syllabic structureVietnamese has a simpler syllabic structure than English.
- syllabic writingCherokee has its own syllabic writing system.
- syllabic scriptEach symbol in a syllabic script stands for a whole syllable.
- syllabic nucleusIn most English syllables, a vowel forms the syllabic nucleus.