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SYLLABICITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("syllabicity" is a kind of...):
language system (a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)
Derivation:
syllabic (of or relating to syllables)