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Syllabic   /səlˈæbɪk/   Listen
adjective
Syllabical, Syllabic  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.
2.
Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. "The syllabic stage of writing."





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"Syllabic" Quotes from Famous Books



... correspondence was actually maintained between the Cherokees in Wills Valley, and their countrymen beyond the Mississippi, 500 miles apart. This was done by individuals who could not speak English, and who had never learned any alphabet, except this syllabic one, which Guess had invented, taught to others, and introduced into practice. The interest in this matter increased till, at length, young Cherokees travelled a great distance to be instructed in this easy method ...
— History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians • George Mogridge
... poem appears in different MSS. with the tune in substantial agreement in each one, we may reasonably assume that we have an authentic record, as far as this could be expressed in Gregorian notation. The chief difference between Troubadour and Gregorian music lies in the fact that the former was syllabic in character; in other [27] words, one note was not held over several syllables, though several notes might be sung upon one syllable. The system of musical time in the age of the troubadours was based upon the so-called "modes," ...
— The Troubadours • H.J. Chaytor


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