Syllabification

Definitions

The division of a word into syllables.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Our author has eſtabliſhed clear practicable rules for articulation, and conſequently for facilitating to foreigners the pronouncing and ſyllabification of the Engliſh language; and that upon principles which are in common to all languages.”

“syllabicate 2    syllabication 1 syllabify 2      syllabification 1 syllabize 1     syllabization 3 One first-class verb, two first-class nouns, but neither of those nouns belonging to that verb. It is absurd enough, & any of several ways out would do; that indeed is why none of them is taken. The best thing would be to accept⟳ the most recognized verb syllabize, give⟳ it the now non-existent noun syllabization, & relegate all the rest⟳ to the Superfluous words; but there is no authority both willing & able to issue⟳ such decrees.”

“Syllábify is a back-formation from syllabification, which in turn⟳ seems to be coined directly on the basis of Latin syllabificare.”

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