Definition for SYL-LAB'IC, or SYL-LAB'IC-AL

SYL-LAB'IC, or SYL-LAB'IC-AL, a. [from syllable.]

  1. Pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.
  2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment.

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