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Word: syllable (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • linguistics A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
  • The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

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