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Meaning of Syllabicity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti

Definitions

The property or status (of a syllabic, generally a vowel) of being syllabic, i.e. able to be positioned in the syllable nuclei.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية مقطعية الكلام

Examples

“The syllabicity of Proto-Indo-European syllabic sonorants *y and *w can easily be determined by a rule.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

syllabicness syllabics Syllabification Syllabify syllabisation syllabism

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