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syllable

The correct spelling is syllable.

How to pronounce syllable

/ˈsɪləbəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈsɪləbəl/

Say it like: Syl-lab-le

The correct spelling is syllable. 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 s…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
  3. 3.A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

verb

  1. 1.To utter in syllables.

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