Adjective
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(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
"the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"
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consisting of a syllable or syllables
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(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
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consisting of or using a syllabary
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
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of or relating to syllables
"syllabic accent"
"syllabic characters each represent a syllable"