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syllable

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noun

syl·​la·​ble ˈsi-lə-bəl How to pronounce syllable (audio)
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: a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following
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: one or more letters (such as syl, la, and ble) in a word (such as syl*la*ble) usually set off from the rest of the word by a centered dot or a hyphen and roughly corresponding to the syllables of spoken language and treated as helps to pronunciation or as guides to placing hyphens at the end of a line
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: the smallest conceivable expression or unit of something : jot
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syllable

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verb

syllabled; syllabling ˈsi-lə-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce syllable (audio)

transitive verb

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: to give a number or arrangement of syllables to (a word or verse)
2
: to express or utter in or as if in syllables

Example Sentences

Noun The word “doctor” has two syllables. “Doctor” is a two-syllable word. The first syllable of the word “doctor” is given stress.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The most obvious comparison with Joy is Vaughan herself — the rich lower register, the baroque melodic ornamentation, swoops up and down octaves from word to word, multi-note melisma stretching one-syllable words to infinity. Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 Here’s the most labyrinthine but most useful spelling rule in U.S. English: Words ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel double the final consonant before the suffix if the accent falls on the last syllable of the root word. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Every word, every syllable, every grammatical error was all my fault. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2022 The true pronunciation of the word that means wooly mammoth is ma-MOOT, with the emphasis on the second syllable. Jill Adler, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2012 Brunson’s character memorably declares, exaggerating each syllable. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 Brian’s name, in a single syllable, has the irresistible pull of an accidental mantra. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2022 Rounding out the top 10 most polysemous words — each but a single syllable — are, alphabetically, cast, cut, draw, point, serve, strike, and through. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2022 But zooming in on the waveform of an individual song syllable can reveal these fine acoustic details. Adam Fishbein, Scientific American, 1 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French sillabe, silable, from Latin syllaba, from Greek syllabē, from syllambanein to gather together, from syn- + lambanein to take — more at latch

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of syllable was in the 14th century

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