syllable (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
examples the word `pocket' has two syllables
Outgoing links
Hypernym language unit, linguistic unit
Part holonym word
Derivationally related form syllable → syllabic; syllable → syllabic; syllable → syllabize; syllable → syllabify
Derivationally related form syllable → syllabicate
Derivationally related form syllable → syllabize
Hyponym ultima; penult, penultima, penultimate; antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate; reduplication; solfa syllable
Incoming links
Derivationally related form syllabic → syllable; syllabic → syllable; syllabize → syllable; syllabify → syllable
Pertainym (pertains to noun) syllabic → syllable
Hyponym language unit, linguistic unit
Part meronym word
Hypernym ultima; penult, penultima, penultimate; antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate; reduplication; solfa syllable
Derivationally related form syllabize → syllable
Derivationally related form syllabicate → syllable

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