[
US
/ˈsɪɫəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /sˈɪləbəl/ ]
[ UK /sˈɪləbəl/ ]
NOUN
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a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
the word `pocket' has two syllables
How To Use syllable In A Sentence
- After blending consonants and vowels, syllables are blended into words and words are used in meaningful sentences.
- Some people prefer a single syllable such as "peace", as it is easier to chant. Coping with Stress at Work
- She's stopped talking except for monosyllables.
- A tanka is a 31 syllable poem that pre-dates the Haiku. BC Bloggers
- In some present-day music the individual syllables of words are used primarily for their sound quality and seem disconnected from the rest of the text.
- The accent falls on the third syllable.
- He also seems to write with little concern for cadence, leaving himself stumbling over excess syllables and quixotically stuffing verbal square pegs into musical round holes when it comes time to sing.
- Maggie, what we are writing here are mostly senryu. same syllable counts 5-7-5. Southern Haiku Contest!
- Objective To evaluate Test-retest reliability of Mandarin monosyllable lists with equivalency in audibility in hearing loss group.
- Shakespeare often wrote in iambic pentameter, meaning five iambic "feet" per line, each "foot" being a soft-hard syllable pair … da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM. Chicagotribune.com -
