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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

syllabic
    adj 1: of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic
           characters each represent a syllable"
    2: consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern
       Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
    3: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather
       than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
       [ant: accentual, quantitative]
    4: consisting of a syllable or syllables [ant: nonsyllabic,
       unsyllabic]
    5: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the
       syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" [ant: nonsyllabic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Syllabic \Syl*lab"ic\, Syllabical \Syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
   cf. F. syllabique.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic
      accent.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic
      augment. "The syllabic stage of writing." --Earle.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for syllabic:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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