syllabic
adjectiveHow to pronounce syllabic:
Definition of syllabic:
- syllabic (adjective):
- consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable
Synonyms for syllabic:
disyllabic
monosyllabic
octosyllabic
pentasyllabic
polysyllabic
syllabled
Antonyms for syllabic:
melismatic
Other 3-syllable words like syllabic
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- symbiotes
- symmetric
- synagogue
- synchronous
- synclitic
- syncytial
- syria
- syssitia
- syssition
- systemic
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- tablecloth
- tabouli
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- tactfulness
- taffeta
- tahsildar
- takagi
- take after
- takeoff
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- tannery
- tantalise
- tanya
- tarrying
- tattletale
- taxable
- tchaikovsky
- technical
- tecumseh
- teddy bear
- teenagers
- telegram
- telescopes
- temperate
- temporize
- temptations
- tenayah
- tenderloin
- tentacles
- terrazzo
- terrier
- terrorise
- terrorised
- tetractys
- theophile
- thereafter
- thermostat
- thespian
- thoroughbred
- … more
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