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nonsyllabic

nonsyllabic adjective: not syllabic.

Adjective

nonsyllabic (not comparable)

  1. Not syllabic.

Noun

nonsyllabic (plural nonsyllabics)

  1. A sound that is not syllabic.

Forms of nonsyllabic

pluralnonsyllabics

Origin of nonsyllabic

From non- + syllabic.

Questions about nonsyllabic

What does nonsyllabic mean?
Nonsyllabic means not syllabic.
What part of speech is nonsyllabic?
Nonsyllabic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonsyllabic in the dictionary

  1. nonswitch
  2. nonswitchable
  3. nonswitching
  4. nonswollen
  5. nonsworn
  6. nonsyllabic
  7. nonsyllabics
  8. nonsyllogistic
  9. nonsymbiotic
  10. nonsymbiotically
  11. nonsymbolic

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